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March 17, 2022 Comments Off

The 49th Human Rights Council has been in session for the past few weeks, discussing a variety of

March 4, 2022 Comments Off

by Alan Keenan London School of Economics and Political Science, GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub   The

February 10, 2022 Comments Off

On 7 February 2022, after more than 21 months in detention, the Colombo Court of Appeal granted bail to Hejaaz

December 21, 2021 Comments Off

As 2021 comes to an end, we have been looking back over some of the key developments in

December 16, 2021 Comments Off

On 3 December 2021, the UN’s expert on Contemporary forms of Slavery, Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata, published the preliminary

December 10, 2021 Comments Off

Today, on International Human Rights Day, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), announced that Furqan Bangalzai, a former

December 3, 2021 Comments Off

Police Scotland will not continue training the Sri Lankan police force, it was announced last week. Chief Constable Iain Livingstone

November 23, 2021 Comments Off

On 2 June 2020, whilst the Sri Lankan parliament had been dissolved since March pending delayed elections, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

November 5, 2021 Comments Off

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been in Scotland this week to attend the UN’s COP26 Climate Change

October 27, 2021 Comments Off

27th October is Day of Commemoration of Disappearances in Sri Lanka Sri Lankans have lived under the terrible