Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let
By November 1988, JVP suspects held in prisons had begun a protest movement demanding either their release or prosecution. The protest commenced on November 3, 1988. The rebel prisoners organized themselves to
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Sri Lankan government has initiated moves seeking the return of former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from the United States to face criminal proceedings in Colombo, according
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The European Union has once again thrust one of its most contentious digital policy debates back into the spotlight after lawmakers voted to revive plans allowing technology companies to voluntarily scan certain
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The deaths of prison officers and inmates during the violence at Negombo Remand Prison have taken a darker turn following postmortem findings that revealed several victims suffered
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France’s National Assembly has approved a contentious bill that would establish a legal presumption of self-defence for police officers and gendarmes who use their service weapons, advancing legislation that has ignited fierce
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“A system for speedy case resolution must be established.” — Professor Pratibha Mahanamahewa “A proper, scientific rehabilitation mechanism is required.” — Sudesh Nandimal Silva Although a discourse on prison reforms in Sri
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Editorial Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has publicly accepted responsibility for the Negombo Prison tragedy. That statement cannot be treated as a symbolic gesture made during a moment of grief. In a country
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Six years after Israel criminalized the purchase of prostitution services, a State Comptroller report has found that enforcement remains limited, with police action concentrated in a small number of districts and government
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United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concern over the sentencing of prominent Baloch human rights defender Dr. Mahrang Baloch to two terms of life imprisonment by an Anti-Terrorism Court in
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Prison riots in Negombo have claimed 27 lives including those of seven officers and left more than 100 others injured. It is believed that a clash between a group of drug peddlers
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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte faces a high-stakes impeachment trial in the Senate beginning Monday, a case that could reshape the country’s political landscape and determine whether she remains a leading contender
More Editorial Negombo Prison is not merely the scene of another prison riot. It is the scene of a state failure. Twenty-six people are now reported dead. More than hundred have been injured.
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“Felix Dias, who served as Minister of Justice in Sirimavo’s United Front government, harboured an extraordinary grudge against the UNP…” That is what a veteran left-wing politician said recently. “What was the
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A fresh legal intervention has widened one of Sri Lanka’s most closely watched court battles over the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, with two prominent members of a civic organization
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts adapted from the 196-page testimony given by Abdul Cader Fathima Hadiya, the widow of National Thowheed Jama’ath (NTJ) leader and mastermind Mohamed Hashim
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