BREAKING NEWS:The United States today (January 13) filed a Suggestion of Immunity in the War Crimes case against Sri Lanka’s
President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The US said in a status report filed today it recognized the immunity of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is the President and sitting head of state of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
Determination […]

NEWS: The government has registered 45 news websites in line with a disputed decision taken late last year to regulate websites.
Government sources said that the Mass Media and Information Ministry would issue letters of registration to 45 out of 80 websites, which had sought approval from the government.
The government last November ordered news websites to […]

Canada remains steadfast in its intention to boycott next year’s Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka unless “real progress” is made in that country following its
reconciliation report that Canada says failed to address human rights concerns stemming from the civil conflict in 2009.
A spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that actual change must occur […]

NEWS: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse’s relative Thirukumur Nadesan was yesterday attacked by MDMK activists with sticks and footwear when he was
coming out of a house after a ‘pooja’ at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, an official said.
“It is an unfortunate incident. It should not have happened. However, he is on his way to Colombo,” Vadivel Krishnamoorthy, […]

The Sun will not shine on a country where impunity reigns – : PROTEST MEETING
A Protest Meeting will be held to mark the 3rd Death Anniversary of the senior journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge on Wednesday, 11th January 2011, 4 pm at
J.R.Jayewardene Centre, Colombo 7.
This meeting is being organized by the Platform for Freedom, a coalition of […]

ALERTS:Friday, 6 January 2012, 11:24 am: Sri Lanka: A further report on abductions followed by murder
Dinesh Buddhika Charitanda (25), was abducted on the 3rd January at night and on the morning of the 4th his body was found near the Keleni river close to Grand Pass and his mother identified the body. He had injuries to […]

NEWS: The Sri Lanka United National Association of Canada has written a letter to Rona Ambrose Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government services calling on
her to ban personalised stamps bearing symbols of the LTTE (Tamil Tigers). The letter alleges the Tamil Youth Organisation has misused the Canada Post service.
Below are excerpts of the letter […]

The United States today (December 19) voiced concern over a Sri Lankan commission’s report on the end of the
island’s civil war and urged the government to address human rights allegations more fully.
In a 400-page report released last week, the government-created commission cleared the military of charges that it deliberately targeted civilians as it wiped out […]

WASHINGTON DECEMBER 17: Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse who has consistently avoided the service of summons, yesterday (December 16) filed motion in the war crimes suit against him in the District Court of Washington DC, Lawyers said.
Mr. Rajapakse’s motion filed through Patton Boggs preempted an outstanding motion filed by the Plaintiffs in the case
calling on […]

International human rights groups criticized a Sri Lankan report Friday on the island’s civil war and called for more
accountability after the commission cleared the military of key charges.
The Sri Lankan government commission, in a 400-page report, concluded that the military did not deliberately target civilians during the final stages of the conflict as forces wiped […]