A Sri Lankan government-backed commission investigating the events surrounding the island nation's civil war opened its first public hearings on Wednesday. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), appointed in May by...
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Sri Lanka court holds first hearing in case against ex-army chief
The High Court of Sri Lanka on Thursday conducted the first hearing in the case against former army chief Sarath Fonseka , who is accused of provoking violence and bringing disrepute to the...
UN SG urges Sri Lanka to normalize conditions around UN offices
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on the Sri Lankan government to improve conditions around the body's offices in Columbo, following several days of protests by pro-government demonstrators. The protesters have been...
Sri Lankan pro-government protesters on Tuesday demanded the UN end plans to have an international panel investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last months of the Sri Lankan civil war . The protesters,...
Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris said Thursday that members of a recently-appointed UN panel will not be permitted to enter the country to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last...
Sri Lanka rejects UN panel investigating possible civil war rights abuses
The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday strongly rejected the appointment of a UN panel to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last months of the Sri Lankan civil war . UN...
UN SG appoints panel to investigate Sri Lanka civil war rights abuses
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appointed a three-member panel to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last months of the Sri Lankan civil war . The panel will be investigating...
Japan envoy backs UN war crimes probe into Sri Lanka conflict
A diplomat with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday that Japan supports UN efforts to address alleged war crimes committed during the final phase of Sri Lanka's 30-year ethnic civil war ...
The Sri Lankan government announced Friday that the country's Cabinet has voted to remove presidential term limits that restricted presidents from serving more than two terms in office. The Cabinet also approved changes to the Sri Lankan...
UN rights chief calls for international inquiry into Sri Lanka conflict
UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay on Monday called for an international inquiry into the conduct of the Sri Lankan government during its civil war . Pillay, speaking at the opening of the fourteenth...