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27 Aug 2015, 3:04 am
Code4Good, Sri Lanka’s first social good hackathon kicked off today, an initiative of Internews Network implemented in partnership with International Alert, and with the support of SLASSCOM, Facebook internet.org, Google Business Groups and the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. [read post]
12 Jan 2011, 8:32 am
Recent mention in global media reports include, Freedom in Solidarity: Media Working for Peace in South Asia, published on behalf of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific. [read post]
5 Feb 2014, 11:48 am
The report, which was conducted by PIAC's International Crimes Evidence Project, details indiscriminate bombing in... [read post]
19 Sep 2009, 4:29 am
After a visit to camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) [IDMC backgrounder], Pascoe also said [read post]
12 Jun 2009, 1:27 am
[JURIST] The government of Sri Lanka [JURIST news archive] has failed for the past two decades to redress alleged human-rights violations such as torture, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings, according to an Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] report [text, PDF] published Thursday. [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 7:40 am
[JURIST] Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] on Wednesday criticized Sri Lanka's investigation into allegations of war crimes committed during its 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [JURIST news archive] and urged the UN to conduct an independent investigation [report, PDF] to ensure justice for the victims and their families. [read post]
14 Nov 2023, 3:33 pm
” According to Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), the court found that the actions of the respondents directly contributed to the economic crisis. [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 5:23 am
” Amnesty International’s Regional Director for South Asia Biraj Patnaik responded to the pardon saying it “sends an extremely worrying message. [read post]
19 Jan 2023, 9:18 am
” He added that victims and their representatives should fully engage in the follow-up independent investigation with the aid of international assistance in order to hold all responsible persons to account. [read post]
12 Feb 2019, 10:46 pm
Source: Channel News Asia (5 February 2019)https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/sri-lanka-ready-for-landmark-hanging-of-drug-convicts-minister-11204456COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is ready to execute five drug convicts and end its 42-year capital punishment moratorium once President Maithripala Sirisena signs the death warrants and a hangman is appointed, officials said Tuesday (Feb 5).Sirisena announced last year a tougher line on spiralling narcotics-related crime including executions… [read post]
11 Jun 2009, 8:29 pm
AI also calls on the international community to help Sri Lanka in this effort. [read post]
29 Jan 2021, 8:54 am
The report recommends member states refer the current situation in Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court and impose sanctions like travel bans on state and military officials suspected of violating human rights. [read post]
11 Sep 2016, 7:23 am
Taylor Dibbert of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs calls on the United States and other countries to demand justice for the political prisoners as part of a broader effort to make transitional justice in Sri Lanka work. *** Sri Lanka’s Tamil political prisoners have been back in the spotlight recently. [read post]
23 Jul 2022, 11:33 am
Additionally, as an active politician for over a decade and a six-time Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, particularly during his two terms in 2001-2005 and 2015-2018, Mr Wickremesinghe is perceived as having experience in governing the country and maintaining diplomatic relations with the international community. [read post]
15 Jan 2008, 7:56 am
[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour [official website] Tuesday urged [OHCHR press release] the Sri Lankan government to abide by international law as a 2002 ceasefire with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [group website; CFR backgrounder], or "Tamil Tigers," expires Wednesday. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 3:40 am
While it is emphatically not the case that, at least to date, Anuradha Herath or the President’s office of Sri Lanka are assembling group of hackers against local and international dissident groups, it would be logical to invest in such capacities – following the likes of the former Tunisian and Egyptian regimes, and the current Syrian regime – if the government wanted to thwart growing civil society output online. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 3:40 am
While it is emphatically not the case that, at least to date, Anuradha Herath or the President’s office of Sri Lanka are assembling group of hackers against local and international dissident groups, it would be logical to invest in such capacities – following the likes of the former Tunisian and Egyptian regimes, and the current Syrian regime – if the government wanted to thwart growing civil society output online. [read post]
29 May 2010, 9:30 am
These may serve to temporarily derail international criticism, but nobody in Sri Lanka is really fooled by such dubious tactics. [read post]
8 Feb 2009, 11:05 pm
Commission on International Religious Freedom criticized Sri Lanka's proposed Prohibition of Forcible Conversion of Religion Act. [read post]
28 Sep 2021, 12:15 pm
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential opinion reversing a district court’s denial of SRI International’s motion to reinstate the jury’s willfulness verdict against Cisco Systems, Inc., restoring the district court’s award of enhanced damages, and affirming an award of attorney fees for SRI. [read post]
