Collectively, they have contributed to the present economic disaster, and the humiliating position of Sri Lanka in the global Human Rights Violation index. After 75 years of independence and ...

Abolition of corporal punishment in Sri Lanka is problematic because of the attitude of children, parents and the teachers, said the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA). ..

Sri Lanka’s last hangman quit abruptly in 2014 without taking a life after experiencing “stress” after seeing the gallows. A replacement was hired in 2018, but he reportedly never showed up.

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