-
Sri Lanka: Proposed Counterterrorism Law Risks More Abuses
19 Jan 2026 03:10 GMT
… war with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Particularly in the north … human rights experts have found that Sri Lanka’s counterterrorism law contravenes international human rights … to notify the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka of all PTA …
-
Trials-at-Bar in Sri Lanka: Use and abuse
18 Jan 2026 22:57 GMT
… means, the Government of Sri Lanka. This provision was applied … of a social activist and human rights defender (Prageeth Ekneligoda).
( … former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation for … unlawful execution of surrendering LTTE cadres (Sarath Fonseka …
-
Sri Lanka services activities expand in Dec 2025 driven by wholesale and retail trade: PMI
18 Jan 2026 09:03 GMT
… government forces and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), sexual violence against Tamils … survivors said.
Human rights groups like the UN and Human Rights Watch have … “rebel sympathizers” to tarnish Sri Lanka’s image and prolong ethnic …
-
‘a Torture That Never Stops’: Sri Lanka Failing Survivors Of Confl
15 Jan 2026 07:47 GMT
… )
Conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka remains largely unaddressed more than … new report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Tuesday.
It … between Government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which lasted from 1983 to …
-
Sri Lanka: UN Finds Systemic Sexual Violence During Civil War
15 Jan 2026 01:41 GMT
… law that were committed in Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch said today. The … in Sri Lanka.”
The UN Human Rights Council set up the Sri Lanka Accountability … government forces and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
The current government of …
-
Sri Lanka Customs achieves 66-pct of January revenue target in first 13 days
14 Jan 2026 17:19 GMT
… rebels popularly known as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
The content of the … evidence preservation under Human Rights Council resolutions.
Human rights groups have echoed … widespread, and systemic.”
As Sri Lanka navigates economic recovery and …
-
Sri Lanka's conflict related sexual violence against Tamils remains unaddressed: UN report
14 Jan 2026 13:39 GMT
… of monitoring by the UN Human Rights Office, along with consultations involving … of having links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were the main targets, … against humanity. It underlined that Sri Lanka is bound by multiple international …
-
Sri Lanka: This Is How Nations Betray Their Defenders
01 Jan 2026 21:37 GMT
… gifted him.
During the LTTE’s offensive on Jaffna … .
During my tenure as Sri Lanka’s ambassador/Permanent … Sri Lanka in discussions with high level UN officials including UN Human Rights … situation in Sri Lanka against the backdrop of Sri Lanka’s fight …
-
Sri Lanka: LTTE’s Fall Was an Inside Job, Says Former Cadre
22 Dec 2025 22:48 GMT
… Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam remains contested, emotional, and deeply political. For many, the LTTE … followed in Sri Lanka.
Saththiri does not spare the LTTE leadership when … acts he characterises as grave human rights violations. For Saththiri, these …
-
For a political solution in Sri Lanka, negotiate with Buddhist Hierarchies!
14 Dec 2025 09:09 GMT
… the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Buddhists in Sri Lanka follow Theravada … between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam – LTTE in 2002, there … settlement in Sri Lanka should approach the Buddhist orders in Sri Lanka.
Any …