Sri Lanka

Human Rights in DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA

Oral statement on the outcome on Sri Lanka under the Universal ...
13 June 2008

Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) are alarmed that extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary killings continue. Given the deteriorating human rights ...

Document       IOR 41/032/2008

Sri Lanka: Eighth session of the UN Human Rights Council: Review ...
11 June 2008

Themes raised by member states participating in the review of Sri Lanka under the UPR dialogue included concerns related to the lack of protection of civilians ...

Report       ASA 37/023/2008

Sri Lanka: Amnesty International calls for an immediate end to ...
6 June 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: ASA 37/024/2008 (Public). Friday 6 June 2008. Sri Lanka: Amnesty International calls for an. ...

Document       ASA 37/024/2008

Sri Lanka: Possible abduction, Sebastian Goodfellow (m)
28 May 2008

A driver for an aid agency, Sebastian Goodfellow, has not been seen since 15 May, and it is feared he has been abducted, possibly by an armed group operating with ...

Urgent Action       ASA 37/020/2008

Sri Lanka: Further information on arbitrary detention: Jayaprakash ...
15 May 2008

Journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam (JS) Tissainayagam was granted access to an eye specialist on 9 May 2008. The specialist has said that his condition needs monitoring ...

Urgent Action       ASA 37/019/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Relangi Selvarajah (postcard ...
3 May 2008

Relangi Selvarajah, a journalist, and her husband were gunned down on 12 August 2005. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully killed in Sri Lanka since the ...

Document       ASA 37/014/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Suresh Kumar and Rajiv Kumar ...
3 May 2008

Suresh Kumar and Rajiv Kumar were gunned down in May 2006. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully killed in Sri Lanka since the beginning of 2006. Others ...

Document       ASA 37/013/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Sampath Lakmal de Silva ...
3 May 2008

Freelance journalist Sampath Lakmal de Silva was found shot dead three kilometres from his home in July 2006. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully killed ...

Document       ASA 37/009/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Sahathevan Deluxshan ...
3 May 2008

Sahathevan Deluxshan was gunned down by unidentified men in August 2007. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully killed in Sri Lanka since the beginning ...

Document       ASA 37/008/2008

Sri Lanka: Justice for Media Workers: Vadivel Nirmalajan (postcard ...
3 May 2008

Vadivel Nirmalarajan, a proof-reader, has not been seen since 17 November 2007. At least 10 media workers have been unlawfully killed in Sri Lanka since the beginning ...

Document       ASA 37/012/2008