[BBC] A controversial Sri Lankan diplomat has been excluded from taking part in the deliberations of a committee advising the United Nations Secretary General. [Full Story]
India presses Sri Lanka on political reform
[BBC] India’s foreign minister has urged Sri Lanka to move forward with reconciliation and constitutional reform on a trip to the island nation. [Full Story]
Minister Baird Comments on Final Report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
[Canada News Centre] Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on the final report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission: “Canada notes the public release of the report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. Although we are still studying the report, the commission has addressed and provided recommendations […]
Sri Lanka: new test of India’s global influence
[Global Post] The Sri Lankan government’s efforts to erase from history the final months of its 25-year-long war against Tamil separatists hit a snag this week, as humanitarian organizations blasted the report of an internal probe into alleged human rights violations and possible war crimes as a whitewash. [Full Story]
Sri Lankan president receives response to scathing U.N. report
[CNN] Sri Lanka’s response to a scathing United Nations report alleging war crimes and human rights violations has reached the president’s desk. [Full Story]