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Breaking the Silence on Government and LTTE Atrocities
24 Jan 2026 05:30 GMT
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The government’s crimes against Tamil civilians are well documented. During the … government genuinely support democracy and human rights rather than corporate interests and …
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40 years ago November 21, 1985: Rajiv Gandhi wants Tamil refugees to go back to Sri Lanka
21 Nov 2025 02:10 GMT
… would like the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India to go back … .” However, on questions such as human rights violations, the country did take …
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Sri Lankan foreign minister opposes United Nations HRC investigation into human rights abuses
03 Oct 2025 04:55 GMT
… the UNHRC report documents widespread human rights violations under the Dissanayake administration … the disappeared, community leaders and human rights activists. Longstanding land disputes … estimated that about 40,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final …
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UN Human Rights Council urged to maintain international scrutiny in Sri Lanka
17 Sep 2025 16:49 GMT
… the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Human Rights Watch, and the … of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Tamil civilians suffered human rights violations perpetrated by both … continue to abduct and torture Tamil civilians. Human Rights Watch has likewise called …
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UN Report Warns that Sri Lankan Government Fails to Address Entrenched Impunity and Human Rights Violations
26 Aug 2025 04:34 GMT
… Justice, Economy & Trade, Headlines, Human Rights, Press Freedom, TerraViva United Nations … massacre of more than 200 Tamil civilians by the army in 1985 … surveillance, and harassment to intimidate human rights activists and their families, particularly …
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Sri Lanka services activities expand in Dec 2025 driven by wholesale and retail trade: PMI
18 Jan 2026 09:03 GMT
… nudity, and other humiliations, targeting Tamil civilians, detainees, militants, and prisoners … survivors said.
Human rights groups like the UN and Human Rights Watch have … threats.”
Even approaching the Human Rights Commission yields no proper documentation …
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UK sanctions former Sri Lanka military commanders for serious human rights abuses
25 Mar 2025 12:24 GMT
… , with an estimated 40,000 Tamil civilians killed during the final stages … Lanka, including seeking accountability for human rights violations and abuses which took … Sri Lanka’s unitary structure. Human rights advocates argue that achieving meaningful …
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Sri Lanka's conflict related sexual violence against Tamils remains unaddressed: UN report
14 Jan 2026 13:39 GMT
… -related sexual violence suffered by Tamil civilians during Sri Lanka’s nearly … of monitoring by the UN Human Rights Office, along with consultations involving … communities affected by the conflict. Tamil civilians and individuals suspected of having …
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Sri Lanka security forces continue to abduct and torture Tamil civilians: human rights group report
09 May 2024 17:06 GMT
… impose abduction and torture on Tamil civilians, a Wednesday report from the … to plague Sri Lankan society. Human rights lawyers have said that there …
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Mistreatment of Tamil Refugees on Chagos Islands Under Illegal British Occupation
02 Apr 2024 15:44 GMT
… a hell for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who are trapped on … has not been entirely defeated.
Human Rights Watch declared that the US … vacuum that consumes Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. The refugees sail from Sri … a role in this. Tamil refugees who return to Sri Lanka …