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The “Advancing and Transforming Human Rights First Aid Centres Programme” was successfully held on 21st February at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Centre, bringing together district Human Rights First Aid Centre coordinators from across the country. The primary objective of the program was to evaluate the progress of these centres and develop a strategic action plan

By Dr.Jehan Perera The virtually overnight suspension of the U.S. government’s multibillion dollar foreign aid programme channeled through USAID has been headline news in the U.S. and in other parts of the world where this aid has been very important. In the U.S. itself the suspension of USAID programmes has been accompanied by large scale

Four police constables from the Wadduwa Police Station were arrested yesterday (12) in connection with the death of 24-year-old Samith Dilshan, a father of one from the Talpitiya area in Wadduwa. Police Media Spokesperson, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Buddhika Manathunga, confirmed that the arrests were made by the Panadura Divisional Crime Investigation Unit. The

By Dr.Jehan Perera The government has given emphasis to finding new ways of boosting Sri Lanka’s economic growth. Among these would be the need to improve the country’s utilization of digital technologies. The government has taken pride in the number of Sri Lankan experts it has mobilized to this cause. Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, who made

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is showing the change for the better that a single individual can bring by challenging old ways of doing things by those who have traditionally governed the country. According to the news media and first person accounts by commentators contacted in Jaffna, the president’s visit to the Jaffna peninsula last week

Local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) fear that funding for human rights, gender equality, and diversity-related initiatives could be significantly impacted following the United States’ decision to halt USAID funding. The National NGO Secretariat has requested a meeting with USAID to discuss the possible repercussions for NGOs operating in Sri Lanka, as well as the potential impact

Colombo, January 31, 2025 – The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued a detailed report on the status of 116 Rohingya asylum seekers detained at the Mullaitivu Air Force Camp, calling for immediate action to ensure their well-being and rights under international human rights standards. According to the HRCSL, the group, which