This government made sets of principal promises to the UN system twice in this post war era. First in 2009 May, days after the end of war, it agreed with the UNSG in a joint statement. Addressing the national question with 13A plus, a political facet steered the undertakings of the GoSL at that occasion.

Again in 2012 March, sets of promises were given to UNHRC. They were based on the recommendations of LLRC, a local commission appointed by the very government. Addressing the human rights facets steered the undertakings this t

Nurses at the Colombo South teaching hospital have commenced a strike against an incident where a nurse and her husband were allegedly assaulted.

The police say that four suspects have been arrested in connection to the assault.

Chairman of the Government Nursing Officers' Union, Saman Rathnapriya said that members of the hospital junior staff had carried out the assault.

Journalists raised questions during the cabinet media briefing held Thursday on a statement made by a cabinet minister.
 
Journalist:

''A powerful cabinet minister has said that countries such as the USA are spending money and attempting to create a rebellion in the country. are you considering these claims lightly? .."

A thirteen-year-old girl accused of stealing coconuts from a garden neighbouring her house was released on a Rs,50,000  surety bail by the Acting Magistrate of Horana on Tuesday.

The police who produced the girl in court said that she had taken eight coconuts worth Rs.320 rupees.

The statement recorded by the police from the thirteen-year-old defendant who is a student of a school in Horana, mentions the reason for collecting eight coconuts.

The child had said in the statement that she collected the e

The Human Rights Commission has ordered the Ministry of Health to submit a report on the amputation of the law student's hand at the Colombo National Hospital.
 
Secretary of the Commission Attorney-at-Law Nimal Punchihewa said that the statements received by the commission shows the negligence of the doctors and not following procedure has led to this unfortunate situation.
 
According to the statement of the law student who was admitted to hospital following an accident, has filed a complain with the H

Human Rights Watch says that the Commonwealth should shift the venue of its November 13 Heads of Government Meeting from Sri Lanka, unless the Sri Lankan Government makes prompt, measurable and meaningful progress on human rights.

This was stated in a public letter drafted by Human Rights Watch to the Commonwealth heads of government.

Brad Adams, the Asia Director of Human Rights Watch stated that the Sri Lankan Government's blatant disregard for the Commonwealth's principles of human rights and democratic re

Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the emergence of incidents which incite divisions between communities is not a good sign for the people of the country.

He made this statement in Parliament on Wednesday under Parliamentary Standing Order 23,02.

Meanwhile "The convention on the suppression of terrorist financing," amendment bill was also taken up for debate in parliament Wednesday.

MDMK chief Vaiko courted arrest at Parliament Street police station in the capital on Friday along with 60 - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to India.


Vaiko was arrested while leading the MDMK protest march from Parliament Street to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence.


MDMK holds Rajapaksa responsible for killing of innocent Tamils in the last phase of the conflict between the Sri Lankan army and rebel LTTE.

Foreign doctors practicing in Sri Lanka without registering with the Sri Lanka Medical Council have become the cause of many complaints with very little recourse to a satisfactory appeal process or accountability. The full extent of the lackadaisical registration process and enforcement is fully experienced unfortunately after an event – leaving the patient with little recourse – apart from turning to the local private hospital and local medical staff. That in itself presents a conundrum to those patients who have paid heavil

New Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof. Kshanika Hirimburegama yesterday expressed her willingness to work day and night to fulfil President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s vision to make Sri Lanka the education hub of Asia.

Addressing the UGC employees for the first time after assuming duties, Prof. Hirimburegama said that in her capacity as Vice Chancellor of the Colombo University from 2007, she had been able to enable that institution to be among the 2,000 best universities in the world.

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