The Commonwealth Lawyers Association has issued a statement of support for the Bar Association of Sri Lanka in upholding the rule of law and opposing the misuse of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1979.
The first struggle is over and let’s start the second struggle to build the country from hereon, said President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (06).
Sri Lanka’s new Government should embark on a national dialogue to advance human rights and reconciliation, a UN report urges today, calling for accountability and deeper institutional reforms to prevent a recurrence of past violations.
Two young activists, freelance writer Dulani Priyadarshini and Sakuna Lakshan have been summoned to the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) headquarters for an inquiry today (06), said Journalists for Democracy.
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has accused the government of ‘murdering the classical Tamil language.’
Certain clauses in the draft 22nd Amendment to the Constitution are inconsistent with the Constitution, the Supreme Court has determined.
The United National Party will mark its 76th anniversary at a function at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo this afternoon (06) under the auspices of its leader, president
The presence of a disproportionate military presence in the Tamil areas of the North and East of Sri Lanka make them even more vulnerable as the country struggles to wriggle out its economic woes, GajendraKumar Ponnambalam Jaffna district MP has told the parliament.
President of the Batticaloa District Civil Society Forum Sabaratnam Sivayoganathan has been summoned to the head office of the Counter Terrorism Investigation Division in Colombo on September 09 for an inquiry.
Democracy has died within the Sri Lanka Freedom Party which had the maximum internal democracy in the post-independence period, said former president Chandrika Kumaratunga yesterday (05).
