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| Legal action against walkers on rail tracks |
| 2013-11-21 |
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Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) Operations Superintendent L.A.M. Ratnayake said the law would be strictly implemented on those walk along the railtracks.
“The Director General of Railways has instructed the Railway Protection Services (RPS) to arrest those walking along the rail tracks as it is illegal to do so. Legal action will be taken against those who are found walking along the rail tracks,” he said.
Mr. Ratnayake said that this measure was taken because of the increasing numberkilled and injured while
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| Govt. supplied Channel 4 with necessary infomation for next film |
| 2013-11-21 |
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The government supplied Channel 4 journalists with the information they needed to create another film on Sri Lanka, UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella stated.
Speaking at a press conference held today (November 20) in Colombo, he said that after granting the Channel 4 team visas to enter the country, the government then restricted them.
The MP stated that the government was making promises to the international community similar to the manner in which it makes promises to the public.
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| Litigation to declare High Commissioner Kariyawasam persona non grata |
| 2013-11-21 |
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A public interest litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court, seeking to declare the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India a persona non grata as per Article 9 of the Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations 1961, for allegedly transgressing his limits as a foreign diplomat and issuing 'provocative' statements.
The petitioner, L. Lena Kumar, a social activist and the proprietor of Yathumahi Publications based in the Tirunelveli District, has alleged in his petition that Sri Lankan High Commissioner, Pra
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| UNP says CHOGM a failure |
| 2013-11-21 |
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The main opposition United National Party (UNP) feels the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Sri Lanka was a failure and will only add to the burdens of the public.
UNP MP and chairman of the UNP leadership council, Karu Jayasuriya, says many Sri Lankans are unaware of the heavy price that they have to incur in the coming weeks and months for the enormous cost borne for the Commonwealth summit.
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| Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa defiant on rights row |
| 2013-11-18 |
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Mr Rajapaksa said Sri Lanka would "take its own time" in probing alleged abuses
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has reacted defiantly to the UK's call for an inquiry into alleged human rights abuses, saying "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones".
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| Qatar migrant workers 'treated like animals' - Amnesty |
| 2013-11-18 |
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Qatar's construction sector is rife with abuse, Amnesty International (AI) has said in a report published as work begins on Fifa World Cup 2022 stadiums.
Amnesty says migrant workers are often subjected to non-payment of wages, dangerous working conditions and squalid accommodation.
The rights group said one manager had referred to workers as "animals". Qatari officials have said conditions will be suitable for those involved in construction of World Cup facilities. It has not yet commented on the l
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| Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Lanka Govt. considers proposal by visiting South African President Zuma |
| 2013-11-18 |
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A proposal to set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine human rights and other accountability issues including alleged war crimes is now before the Government. The move is intended to help Sri Lanka address some of the important accountability issues now before the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The next sessions of the Council will be held in Geneva in March next year. At these sessions some western nations are pushing for further measures against Sri Lanka. The latest to join was British Prime Minister
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| Crimes by the LTTE do not justify alleged crimes by the Govt. – Macrae |
| 2013-11-18 |
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The controversial Channel 4 director of the documentary, No Fire Zone: Killing Fields of Sri Lanka, Callum Macrae, is in Sri Lanka to cover the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Speaking to Ceylon Today, the father of two children who is happily married, said he had visited the country two years ago, having arrived here under cover, and went on to say that Sri Lanka is a beautiful country with lovely people. He however said, he and his C4 team have had to put up with a ‘tough time’ during their stay in the cou
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| Keep pressure on Lanka says AI |
| 2013-11-18 |
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The international community must keep up pressure on the Sri Lankan government to address its human rights crisis, Amnesty International (AI) said as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo drew to a close.
Steve Crawshaw, Director of the Office of Amnesty International Secretary General, said that Sri Lanka may well regret having hosted the Commonwealth summit which has proved a PR disaster for the government.
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| C4 team claim harassment |
| 2013-11-18 |
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The Channel 4 news team, which travelled to Sri Lanka for the weekend Commonwealth summit, said it left the country early after days of extensive intimidation and surveillance by security forces, the AFP news agency reported.
The television channel’s news editor Ben de Pear said he finally decided to pull the team out after six men appeared at his hotel room door early on Sunday demanding entry.
He said the men claimed they were from the immigration police and accused the journalists of breaching their visa
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