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Public Dialogue Highlights Delays in Justice and Anti-Torture Mechanisms in Sri Lanka

25-year struggle for justice in the Lasantha Jagath Kumara case reveals systemic failings A public discussion titled “Delays in Sri Lanka’s Justice System and the Functioning of Anti-Torture Mechanisms” was held on July 15, 2015, at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute in Colombo, drawing attention to longstanding issues within Sri Lanka’s criminal justice system. The event […]

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Regaining Trust of Minorities Requires More Than Symbolic Actions

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The dates May 18-19 highlight a continuing divide in the country with few willing to look at the losses on the other side though they were all Sri Lankans. These two days in particular surface the uncomfortable truth that the country’s people have different memories, including the manner in which the three decade long

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Government is covering all bases but one

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Minister of Agriculture K D Lalkantha, one of the most senior members of the government, has made a statement regarding former president Ranil Wickremesinghe which has been a subject of speculation. Minister Lalkantha said that the former president has the best understanding of the present international economic order and the economic challenges facing the

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Friendship with all, but India is No.1

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The government did everything in its power to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the three days in April 4-6 he was in Sri Lanka. The country is known for its hospitality and the government exceeded expectations in its hospitality. There were children to greet the prime minister at the airport along with

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Proposals of the Journalists for Rights for a National Media Policy

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Journalists for Rights, a rights-based journalists’ trade union and civil society organization affiliated with the Right to Life Human Rights Center submitted a set of proposals to the Committee for Development of National Media Policy in Sri Lanka. Ministry of Media Sri Lankan Ministry of Media under the patronage of the United Nations Development Programme

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Public Dialogue Highlights Delays in Justice and Anti-Torture Mechanisms in Sri Lanka

Regaining Trust of Minorities Requires More Than Symbolic Actions

Government is covering all bases but one

Friendship with all, but India is No.1

Proposals of the Journalists for Rights for a National Media Policy

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