Channel 4 News Editor Ben de Pear writes in response to a 222-page book entitled Corrupted Journalism given out to journalists attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka.
Jonathan Miller
A Tamil man, tortured this year in Sri Lanka, tells Channel 4 News of his frustration and sense of powerlessness as world leaders prepare to travel to the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka next week.
Sri Lanka’s human rights record dominates a Twitter Q&A session, with FCO minister Hugo Swire, about the next week’s Commonwealth summit. Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller got involved.
Foreign Secretary William Hague defends the government’s decision to go to a Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka, but says the UK backs the UN’s calls for an inquiry.
The general-secretary of the Commonwealth defends the heads of government meeting that begins in Sri Lanka next week, despite allegations of appalling human rights violations.
Jonathan Miller
Before Prince Charles and David Cameron attend Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka, both should be shackled to their sofas on Sunday night to watch some distressing TV about their sun-drenched destination.
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.
Sri Lanka hosts this year’s Commonwealth summit despite allegations of human rights abuses and war crimes. C4 News speaks to Simon Gimson, aide to Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma.
Britain’s decision to set aside worries about Sri Lanka’s human rights record and back its selection as host of a Commonwealth leaders’ meeting showed a lack of principle, MPs say.
Jonathan Miller
It’s been on the cards for months, now it’s official. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said he will boycott next month’s Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka over serious human rights concerns.
Jon Snow
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?
A study of 10,000 men across the Asia-Pacific region finds almost half have used physical or sexual violence against a female partner and nearly one in four has raped a woman or girl.
Navi Pillay says the south Asian island nation is heading “in an authoritarian” direction four years after the end of its bloody civil war.