The United Nations human rights office has urged Sri Lanka to substantially redraft its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before enactment, warning that the legislation retains serious deficiencies
The United Nations human rights office has urged Sri Lanka to substantially redraft its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before enactment, warning that the legislation retains serious deficiencies
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In 2024, the National People’s Power made Sri Lankans a clear promise. Its manifesto pledged the “abolition of all oppressive acts including the PTA”. Voters believed it and gave the NPP a
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Sri Lanka’s Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has accused the government of seeking to suppress popular political activity through the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), claiming that some provisions
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reacted angrily after learning that Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera had been stripped of his Buddhist robes and brought before
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The arrest of August Hanning, Germany’s former intelligence chief, has prompted calls across the Bundestag for tighter restrictions on what senior intelligence officials can do after leaving government, including demands for a
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A CID investigation reveals 408 arrests from illegal call centres, including 284 Chinese nationals, as international scam networks increasingly use Sri Lanka to run sophisticated financial frauds, phishing and “pig-butchering” operations.
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Bangladesh has every right to prosecute those responsible for serious crimes, but justice loses its meaning when political identity becomes a substitute for evidence. Mass arrests, restrictions on peaceful political activity, prolonged
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On the morning of 30 July 1929, a man carrying a small axe entered the upper terrace of the Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura and struck one of its principal branches several
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Christa Pike was supposed to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday. Instead, after receiving two injections of pentobarbital, the 50-year-old remained alive for more than an hour before being
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A critical examination of the growing expectations placed on prison monitors—and the dangerous gap between identifying abuse and changing the system that produces it.
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The 22 September 2026 Trial-at-Bar judgment provides a detailed account of the alleged network behind Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, tracing the prosecution’s case from ideological indoctrination and recruitment to weapons,
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International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane, who is under US sanctions, has described the Hague-based organisation as the “last bastion of the rule of law” in the world, while calling for continued
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka’s Government is set to present the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament on August 18, proposing to extend the retirement age of judges of the
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Judicial well-being is not merely about individual resilience. It is a structural necessity—an indispensable condition for the independence, integrity, and efficacy of judicial systems across the globe. ~ Justice Rangajeewa Wimalasena Judges
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) delegation that visited Sri Lanka last week conducted confidential interviews with detainees held at the Criminal Investigation Department
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