A dimly lit Sri Lankan affair, in a side street beneath the UN
Why did Britain stage a drinks reception with the Sri Lankan government , in the shadow of UN headquarters, when Colombo’s role in horrific war crimes remains unanswered?
Two separate protests are held in Parliament Square against Sri Lanka’s hosting of the meeting of Commonwealth leaders. Protesters dressed as grim reapers highlight the deaths of 40,000 Sri Lankans.
New video showing the fate of a Tamil propagandist & TV presenter is a stark reminder of Sri Lankan government cruelty. Until now they insisted Is Aipriya died in combat. Warning: distressing images.
Lena Hendry is charged with violating Malaysia’s laws after showing an award-winning Channel 4 documentary about Sri Lanka at a film night in Kuala Lumpur.
Why did Britain stage a drinks reception with the Sri Lankan government , in the shadow of UN headquarters, when Colombo’s role in horrific war crimes remains unanswered?
The Queen will not attend this year’s Commonwealth summit as the palace reviews her long-haul travel. But there are calls for Britain to boycott the meeting due to Sri Lanka’s human rights record.
Amnesty International says Sri Lanka should not host November’s Commonwealth heads of government meeting unless it stops “systematic violation of human rights”.
The Canadian foreign minister tells Channel 4 News he is “appalled” the Commonwealth heads of government meeting will still take place in Sri Lanka despite concerns over human rights in the country.
Amid growing alarm over the muzzling of the media in Sri Lanka, its state broadcaster has denied censorship in a row that has seen the suspension of BBC World Service broadcasts.
For the second time in two years the United Nations Human Rights Council votes to urge Sri Lanka to carry out credible investigations into killings and disappearances during its bloody civil war.
Exclusive: David Miliband and Sir Malcolm Rifkind call on the Commonwealth Secretariat to stop Sri Lanka from hosting its heads of government meeting because of the country’s poor human rights record.
The British government plans to deport 65 Sri Lankan nationals – mostly Tamil, and mostly failed asylum seekers – despite earlier admitting that at least 15 Tamils previously sent back were tortured.
Faraz Shauketaly, the Sri Lankan journalist who was shot at the weekend, confirms he is recovering and under government protection after the attempt on his life, and calls for a full investigation.
Gunmen shoot and seriously wound a Sri Lankan investigative journalist, drawing the island’s human rights record sharply back into focus.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay tells Channel 4 News that she is “deeply disturbed” by the shooting of a Sri Lankan journalist and calls on the Sri Lankan government to protect him.
The UN human rights commissioner didn’t mince her words this week when she accused the Sri Lankan government of “triumphalism” in the Tamil north, home of the vanquished Tamil Tiger insurgency.