05/01/2011
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Associated Press, The Canadian Press
Sri Lanka's president on Sunday castigated a U.N. report on alleged crimes during the country's civil war and insisted the government fought humanely, even feeding its enemies.
04/08/2011
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The Canadian Press
Sri Lanka's government must account for ethnic minority rebels and others who were detained at the end of the country's civil war almost two years ago because some appear to have disappeared, a rights group said Friday.
03/23/2011
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The Canadian Press
Rights legislation and pressure from U.S. lawmakers for a war crimes probe complicate efforts to bring more American investment to Sri Lanka after its civil war, the country's ambassador said Wednesday.
01/18/2011
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The Canadian Press
Sri Lankan journalists and activists protested Tuesday to draw attention to what they called the government's failure to pursue the perpetrators of crimes against media workers.
10/29/2010
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The Canadian Press
Sri Lanka's supreme court on Friday dismissed a formal request to nullify the election of President Mahinda Rajapaksa that alleged widespread intimidation, bribery and misconduct during the January vote.
10/20/2010
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The Canadian Press
A media watchdog on Tuesday demanded justice for a Sri Lankan journalist killed 10 years ago and called for an end to the impunity enjoyed by those with government connections.
10/15/2010
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The Canadian Press
More than three years after federal agents locked up a Sri Lankan immigrant they say was the top U.S. representative of the Tamil Tigers, his fate may hinge on a complex question: Was the rebel group a terrorist threat to Americans?
08/10/2010
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Associated Press, The Canadian Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Journalists protested and demanded Sri Lanka's government disclose information Tuesday on the disappearance of a journalist who supported the challenger in this year's presidential election.
08/01/2010
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Associated Press, The Canadian Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The U.S. Embassy on Saturday condemned attacks on a Sri Lankan television station saying such acts imperil media freedom in the country.
06/20/2010
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Associated Press, The Canadian Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A planned U.N.'s panel look into alleged rights abuses committed during Sri Lanka's quarter-century civil war should not interfere with the government's internal investigation, a Japanese envoy said Sunday.