by A Special Correspondent from Toronto Western imperialism, colonialism, and racism have long been interwoven elements of history, shaping the narrative of domination and exploitation across centuries. While the colonial powers of
by Our Foreign Affairs Editor In Colombo today, Maldivian officials visiting from Malé convened a press briefing at the High Commission to present the objectives of the recently enacted Media and Broadcasting
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CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, calls on the government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to halt the continued harassment of activists and journalists and crackdown on protests. One year since he
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BNP Paribas, one of the world’s largest banks, is facing a high-profile trial in a Manhattan courtroom this week over allegations that it enabled human rights abuses in Sudan by providing financial
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The United Nations has confirmed that over 105,000 items of evidence have been gathered as part of ongoing efforts to investigate and prosecute alleged human rights violations, war crimes, and abuses committed
More The election of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in September 2024, and the landslide parliamentary victory of his National People’s Power (NPP) alliance two months later, ignited hope throughout Sri Lanka. Elected on a mandate
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A France-based human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), has released its Annual Report 2025, documenting widespread human rights violations during the first year of Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel
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Close on the heels of the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala thundered in Parliament that everyone was equal before the law. Whether the suspects were former
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On the 17th July 2025, the National Police Commission (NPC) set a new world record by dismissing the senior most Police Officer in the country, namely Nilantha Jayawardena, who was the Director
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A shocking teenage honeypot scam in China has shed light on the perilous fate of thousands of Chinese migrant workers held captive by criminal gangs in Myanmar. The case centers on a
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Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been formally charged with raping four women and committing 28 additional offences, including property damage, issuing death threats, and secretly
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