Sri Lanka’s Minister Bimal Rathnayake has come under criticism after remarks he made at an event to mark the International Day of the Disappeared at Temple Trees on Friday, where he referred to victims’ campaigns as “dramas” staged around September to coincide with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva.

Five high-profile underworld figures who were arrested in Indonesia and repatriated to Sri Lanka last night, are being held and interrogated under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), police confirmed today.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has issued a stern response to remarks made by Indian actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay, who recently called for the retrieval of Katchatheevu island to protect Tamil Nadu’s fishermen.

Amazon UK has confirmed it has removed from sale the memoir of Sri Lanka’s former navy chief Wasantha Karannagoda, who remains sanctioned in the UK for command responsibility over “human rights violations including illegal killings and activities amounting to torture.”

On the eve of Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Myiliddy, boats belonging to Tamil Nadu fishermen were demolished with JCB machinery and removed from the harbour premises.

At the Chemmani mass grave, ten additional sets of skeletal remains were fully exhumed on Sunday, while a further twelve remains were identified — bringing the total number uncovered to 209.

British Tamils held a demonstration in London last week to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, marching from the Sri Lankan High Commission to the British Prime Minister’s Office to demand justice for the disappeared and for those massacred at Chemmani.

Tamils in Paris, France, held an open air exhibition to highlight Sri Lanka's legacy of enforced disappearances. 

The banner reads: 'Is the homeland a graveyard?'

The 'Voice of Justice' campaign was launched in Chemmani, Jaffna on August 23, calling for international justice for the genocide committed against the Tamil nation. 

Chemmani excavation identifies 3 more skeletons, total rises to 169

Mullaitivu man returning from India after 18 years brutally was assaulted by navy in Thalaimannar, hospitalised i

Protest in Point Pedro demands removal of Sri Lankan military camps from public and civic spaces

Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has been granted bail after he was arrested last week over allegations that he misused state funds to finance a private trip to London during his presidency.

Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has been remanded in custody until 26 August, following a decision by the Colombo Fort Magistrates’ Court this evening.

He was escorted to Welikada prison in handcuffs by Sri Lankan police officers this evening after his bail application was denied.