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Photo courtesy of RUnews Subsequent to the recent release of the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Attacks and after the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva had passed a resolution highly critical of Sri Lanka’s current human rights situation, Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa, speaking in Parliament has, on behalf of his Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), articulated a clear national security and external affairs policy that offers a stinging critique of the ideologically driven and unsuccessful practices of the current administration and lays out a wel...

'Black Sunday' to demand justice for victims as Cardinal Ranjith leads church protests against a presidential inquiry

Sri Lankan Church declares 'Black Sunday' Move aims to demand justice for victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks Trending A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard at St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on Oct. 21, 2019, six months after a suicide bombing that killed 54 people during an Easter Sunday Mass. (Photo: Ishara Kodikara/AFP) The Sri Lankan Church has declared March 7 "Black Sunday" to demand justice for victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. Catholic leaders are unhappy with the report of the presidential commission of inquiry, which failed to identify the real culprit...

Sri Lankan Catholics demand clarity on bombing report Cardinal Ranjith and protesters call for the government to publish the report on the Easter attacks in full Trending St. Sebastian’s Church, which was damaged in the Easter 2019 bombings, celebrates its first feast after the attacks on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo: UCA News) Sri Lankan Catholics have demonstrated against the government-appointed cabinet panel studying the report compiled by the presidential commission probing the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Relatives of victims in Negombo held a protest on Feb. 20 against the new cabinet co...

Sri Lankan cardinal seeks answers over sword imports Authorities asked to investigate the import of 6,000 swords before the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks Trending A woman walks past St. Anthony’s Shrine on the first anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks in Colombo on April 21, 2020. (Photo: Ishara Kodikara/AFP) A Sri Lankan court has issued notices to high-ranking government officials in a writ petition filed by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith regarding the failure to investigate the importing of 6,000 swords before the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. The Court of Appeal ordered issued the notices ...