Sri Lanka anti-drug operation to continue amid human rights concerns – JURIST

Sri Lanka anti-drug operation to continue amid human rights concerns – JURIST

In a press conference Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, one of twelve members of Parliament’s Select Committee to deal with the “drug menace,” vowed to continue the controversial anti drug... Read more »
Sri Lanka president pardons over 1,000 inmates on Christmas – JURIST

Sri Lanka president pardons over 1,000 inmates on Christmas – JURIST

Sri Lankan Prison Commissioner Gamini Dissanayake announced earlier this week that President Ranil Wickremesinghe pardoned over 1,000 prisoners because of the Christmas holiday. The exact number released was 1,004, comprising 989 men... Read more »
Sri Lanka to establish independent commission for truth and reconciliation – JURIST

Sri Lanka to establish independent commission for truth and reconciliation – JURIST

The Sri Lankan government announced Friday the establishment an independent Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation through an act introduced in Sri Lanka’s Parliament. The government stated that the commission is intended... Read more »
Sri Lanka Supreme Court rules government officials breached public trust in management of the economy – JURIST

Sri Lanka Supreme Court rules government officials breached public trust in management of the economy – JURIST

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka declared Tuesday that several former politicians, including former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, breached the public trust... Read more »
Resignation and flight of Sri Lanka judge sparks concern over nation’s judicial independence – JURIST

Resignation and flight of Sri Lanka judge sparks concern over nation’s judicial independence – JURIST

The resignation letter of Sri Lankan Judge T. Saravanaraja emerged online Thursday, with media reports saying the judge fled the country. In the letter, addressed to the Secretary of Sri Lanka’s Judicial... Read more »
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