Sri Lanka’s human rights record comes under the scanner at UN Human Rights council
A resolution proposing scrutiny of the human rights violation in the country and for accountability of past violations will be voted on at the UN Human Rights Council in March
Bulldozed Mullivaikkal massacre memorial at Jaffna University to be rebuilt after protests
The memorial was dedicated to the thousands of Tamils who lost their lives in the final phase of the civil war. After attracting widespread protests and international condemnation, the VC agreed to rebuild the monument, pending approval from concerned authorities
Sri Lankan tea estate workers agitate for better pay
Tea estate workers have demanded an increase in their daily wages to a minimum of LKR 1,000 (USD 5.42). They have also complained about plantation owners imposing productivity demands and wage cuts
Families of disappeared persons hold protest rallies in Sri Lanka
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, hundreds of Tamil families carried out protest rallies in Jaffna and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka, calling for justice for their missing kin
It’s advantage Rajapaksa brothers as counting begins in Sri Lanka parliamentary polls
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s older brother, 74-year-old Mahinda Rajapaksa is predicted to lead his party, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), to victory in the elections. The results will be announced late on Thursday
Rights groups condemn harassment of journalists in Sri Lanka
Rights groups are rallying in solidarity with journalists being persecuted for exposing wrongs committed by the Sri Lankan government
In Sri Lanka, union intervention rescues stranded migrant workers
Thousands of migrant Sri Lankan workers and casual employees were stranded in boarding houses after the government imposed a curfew. They are being sent home through the intervention of the Free Trade Zone and General Services Employees Union
Amid rising Coronavirus cases, prisoners in Sri Lanka face repression by authorities
Two prisoners were killed in the Anuradhapura prison in Sri Lanka by the security forces on March 21, Saturday, when inmates were protesting against the prison authorities’ response towards the threat of a Coronavirus outbreak
Families of missing persons in Sri Lanka demand justice
Following the civil war in the country, hundreds of Tamil families have been struggling for years to establish the fate of those who disappeared during the conflict
Sri Lankan government admits 10,000 ‘missing’ Tamils were killed in violence
Thousands of Tamils who had been categorized as ‘disappeared’ have now been declared dead by the Sri Lankan authorities . This is the first such admission by the Sri Lankan government since the civil war in the country ended in 2009
Protests against violence in Sri Lankan university expose government’s privatization agenda
Student leaders fear that violence in the universities is a precursor to the larger scheme of privatizing the education system in the country
Presidential elections further polarize Sri Lanka’s ethnic divide
The appointment Gotabaya Rajapaksa as Sri Lankan president has further widened ethnic tensions in the country, though it remains to be seen to what degree
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