The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has launched an investigation into the death of a Muslim youth who was allegedly beaten to death while in custody.
Former Director-General of the Archaeology Department and renowned Sri Lankan prehistorian, Dr. Siran Upendra Deraniyagala, passed away at the age of 79.
Concerns were raised in Parliament by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe regarding the prolonged arrest and detention of the Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) and Wanni District Parliamentarian, Rishad Bathiudeen.
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) says it has launched an investigation into allegations of human rights abuses made against the Sri Lanka Police and the Navy based on complaints received regarding the obstruction of a commemoration of Tamil martyrs in Jaffna and an attack on fishermen in Mannar.
Nirupama Rajapaksa, a former Sri Lankan Minister has been named in the Pandora Papers, the most expansive leak of tax haven files in history.
The 152nd Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, 2021, a day which is also celebrated as the United Nations International Day of Non-Violence, was commemorated by the Param Dhamma Chaitya Pirivena, Ratmanala in association with the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Colombo.
Tamil political prisoners who had received death threats from a State Minister have sought relief from the Supreme Court to transfer them out from the Anuradhapura Prison to safeguard their lives.
Nearly 800,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines arrived in Sri Lanka this week to continue the fight against COVID-19, a gift from the American people.
The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has voiced their opposition against the new guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health for fully vaccinated local and foreign air travellers arriving in the country.
It has been revealed that a Tamil man from Trincomalee who was abducted by an armed group who had forcibly entered his house is now in custody of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD).
