Tag Archives: minority rights
Pressing for improved democracy in Sri Lanka – Demand for democracy to rest on justice imperatives
By Kishali Pinto Jayawardene Perhaps the greatest tragedy that has befallen Sri Lanka in the post-war phrase is the tying up of the question of justice solely to the alleged … Continue reading
TNA challenges LA Bills
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Mavai Senathirajah yesterday complained to the Supreme Court that the two Bills relating to the local authorities placed on the parliament order paper cannot become law since they had not been referred to the Northern Provincial Council.
Sri Lankan Muslim convert to be tried under Emergency Law
Sri Lankan authorities arrested a Bahraini resident with Sri Lankan nationality, Sarah Malanie Perera, on March 20 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for allegedly offending Buddhism, the Islamic Human Rights Council reported.
Sri Lankan parties worried over poll Bill
B. Muralidhar Reddy COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and the pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Wednesday petitioned the Supreme Court against the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, The … Continue reading
