China will support Sri Lanka at the crucial vote on the resolution to be moved by the United States against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva at the end of this month, Chinese Deputy Ambassador in Colombo Ren Faqiang said.
Sri Lanka yesterday reiterated that international action for the promotion and protection of human rights must enjoy the consent of the country concerned.
The Sri Lankan mission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has been informed by the External Affairs Ministry to find out whether Sri Lanka was among the countries that the Malaysian government had requested to join in the search operation for the missing Malaysian aircraft MH370, the External Affairs Ministry said.
Close contacts with LTTE faction trying to revive Eelam Ruki Fernando and Fr Praveen Mahesan, prominent activists of the National Peace Council (NPC), were taken into custody in Kilinochchi by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID), Military spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasekera yesterday said.
External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris yesterday raised ethical concerns on UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay heading a probe on human rights allegations against Sri Lanka while pointing out that she was neither legally nor financially provisioned to carry out such an inquiry.
The United States Embassy in Colombo yesterday said, in a media statement, that Washington was concerned about the arrests and detention of several well-known Sri Lankan human rights defenders and activists over the past week. It urged the government to ensure that it abided by transparent legal procedures.
Reconciliation is achievable in a united Sri Lanka by Sri Lankans with the cooperation of partner countries, the Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Jean-Paul Monchau said.
Friendship and brotherhood between Sri Lanka and India has a long history. Strengthening this is important for both countries, Navy Commander Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage said.
A peaceful protest was held in Kalmunai town on Friday against the forces conspiring in the UN Human Rights Council against Sri Lanka. Muslims from many villages in the Ampara District participated in the procession.
A team of law enforcement officers conducting an investigation into recent distribution of hand bills in the north by LTTE propagandists with a message detrimental to national unity have trailed a known ex LTTE cadre named Gobi who had escaped from Vavuniya Welfare Centre immediately after the end of conflict. On reliable information that the Read More
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