by Durga Velayudham There is something profoundly disturbing when retired President Bishop of the Methodist Church Sri Lanka, Rev. Asiri P. Perera, abandons the moral restraint expected of his office and instead
The Government of the Netherlands has formally apologized to mothers who were forced to give up their children for adoption between 1956 and 1984, acknowledging what it described as a painful historical
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by Durga Velayudham There is something profoundly disturbing when retired President Bishop of the Methodist Church Sri Lanka, Rev. Asiri P. Perera, abandons the moral restraint expected of his office and instead
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by Our Political Affairs Editor We believe no introduction is necessary for Ali Sabry. His name is already tied to one of the most dramatic and painful chapters in Sri Lanka’s modern
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Northern Province Governor Nagalingam Vedanayagam has pledged that the government will continue investigations into enforced disappearance cases while ensuring justice and financial reparations for affected families, reaffirming a renewed state commitment to
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For decades, the Ceylon Electricity Board stood as a central pillar of Sri Lanka’s public sector, powering homes, industries, and livelihoods. Today, it is gone—dissolved and replaced by four newly formed companies
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When the gavel falls in silence, tyranny often wears the robes of justice. The Supreme Court, once the bulwark of constitutionalism, has in numerous post-colonial states become an unchallengeable citadel of finality—an
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A Bangladesh High Court has upheld the death sentence for 20 men convicted of the brutal murder of a university student seven years ago, marking a significant development in the tragic case
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Tibet remains one of the most heavily monitored regions in the world, with a near-total restriction on foreign access and even tighter control over the movement of Tibetans themselves. Since China’s annexation
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A 16-year-old girl from Thanamalwila National School, who has been subjected to repeated sexual abuse, is now at the heart of a critical fight for justice. The victim, whose identity is being
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Editorial Human Rights Day, December 10, on the surface, stands as a beacon of collective progress—a reminder of the ideals enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Yet, as we
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