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.

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 ...

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 ...

Supreme Court Justice Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando was officially sworn in as the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (02) at the Presidential Secretariat.

Supreme Court Judge Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. She assumes ...

A report by a Sri Lankan parliamentary committee has found Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake guilty of three charges of misconduct.

India issued detailed intelligence weeks prior to the attacks, naming Zaharan Hashim, his network, and even the exact targets ...

By Dilushi Wiejsinghe Chief Justice Murdhu Fernando said yesterday the legal profession was required to play a critical role in safeguarding democracy, justice, and judicial independence. Addressing ...

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. ..

By Ranjith Padmasiri Supreme Court Justice Murdu Fernando will take oaths as Sri Lanka’s new Chief Justice before President Anura Dissanayake tomorrow (2). Her name was recently approved by the ...

COLOMBO - The United Nations human rights chief urged Sri Lanka on June 24 to ensure accountability for crimes committed during its protracted ethnic war.

Supreme Court Justice Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando was officially sworn in as the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (02) at the Presidential Secretariat.