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The UN Independent Expert on minority issues, Rita Izsák-Ndiaye , on Thursday urged the Sri Lankan government to better protect minorities following the civil war. Izsák-Ndiaye advised that for true change to take place a concerted...

European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston released two opinions Thursday arguing that Hamas and the Tamil Tigers should be removed from the EU's Terror List . The opinions reason that because...

The Parliament of Sri Lanka passed the "Right to Information" Bill Friday. The bill, introduced in March, was passed to encourage the public to combat corruption and hold its government accountable. The Act contains...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged the Sri Lankan government to investigate and locate thousands of civilians that went missing during the nation's civil war. Speaking at the end...

The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, a delegation of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Wednesday that Sri Lanka has an opportunity to properly address the rights...

A Sri Lankan panel led by retired judge Maxwell Paranagama presented a report to parliament on Tuesday, concluding that allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are credible. He said that there is enough evidence in...

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday adopted a resolution encouraging the government of Sri Lanka to investigate violence toward human rights activists and minority groups, and create a scheme for reporting violations...

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday rejected a UN recommendation for international involvement in its domestic investigation into alleged war crimes. The UN released a report earlier this month finding that war crimes...

A UN report released Wednesday found that war crimes may have been committed during the Sri Lankan civil war. The report, which was delayed , stressed that it was a human rights investigation and not a criminal...

JURIST Guest Columnist Morse Tan of Northern Illinois University College of Law discusses North Korea and Syria nuclear programs and argues that the noticeable links between the two pose a significant threat to global security...More links North Korea and Syria...