Speaking in Parliament recently, Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam called for the establishment of an international investigation mechanism into human rights violations in ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a move hailed as a long-overdue conservation victory, Sri Lanka has formally ...

Parliament erupted with allegations and counter-allegations in yet another adjournment debate over the Easter Sunday Attacks.

In an inspiring and forward-thinking initiative, the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute (SLJI), in collaboration with the Chartered ...

A top constitutional expert has warned against broad definitions of terrorism that will allow the State to harass citizens, ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is to nominate a new Chief Justice in two weeks as Murdu Fernando who is currently holding the post is set to retire on the 27th of this month. ..

Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India, Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, said Dr. BR Ambedkar’s contribution to shaping the ...

Amid much discussion and dismissals of MOUs swirling in the air, it was being whispered in some circles that were playing their cards closer to the chest many moons ago that India first exposed ...

But the legislation is so flawed that experts who delved into it are urging the government to withdraw it and start over. One of the key premises of their argument is that the law envisages the ...

But rather than a transparent and merit-based selection process, an unsettling political undercurrent seems to be shaping the race for the judiciary’s top seat.

High Commissioner Volker Türk says he has not been allowed access to inspect El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison.