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news Geneva resolution: A diplomatic challenge Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) Sri Lanka will face its next major diplomatic hurdle in the coming weeks when it confronts a resolution against it at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva, a practise which has now become almost an annual ritual for successive governments in Colombo. These resolutions arose in the aftermath of the conclusion of the Eelam war in May 2009. Following the end of the conflict, there were allegations that human rights were violated by both Sri Lankan troops and members of the ...

On 11 February 2010, Pattani Razeek, a former Grama Niladhari (Village Official), a former Managing Trustee of the Community Trust Fund (CTF) and an Executive Committee Member of the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) was abducted. His remains were exhumed on 28 July 2011. On 1 February 2021, Razeek’s son Riskhan wrote to the Attorney General and the Minister of Justice about getting justice for his father’s case. “Me and my family members kindly appeal to you to let us know the progress and status of the case related to my father and expedite the legal process to...

Malawian UK Nurses Association (MUNA), an embodiment of like-minded Malawian nurses based in the UK, will hold yet another Covid-19 online conference (webinar) on Thursday February 18 — this time tackling ‘Lessons Learnt & the Recovery Trial’ from the pandemic. It will be live from 17:00 to 18:30hrs Malawian time (15:00-1630 GMT) on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcuCuqjMqG9GEPjCWR9FoHoKMCqKj6eO3. The guest speaker is Dr. Burhan Khan — a consultant physician in respiratory and general medicine. Guest speaker Dr. Burhan Khan Charity Gladstone, MUNA’s presid...

PIMFA Launches Second Virtual Fest With Treasury’s John Glen Unveiled As A Keynote Speaker Date 15/02/2021 Following  the huge success of its inaugural event, PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry, is launching its second Virtual Fest on March 9 and 10. The two-day virtual event has been designed to support the continued professional development of its members during this period of continued isolation, and PIMFA are delighted to announce the addition of Economic Secretary to HM Treasury John Glen a...

“I was fascinated with the theme that we must make it happen together, which was perhaps said a countless number of times during your presentation.  But Sri Lanka has a problem. We are made to feel we are not in it together. It’s 12 years since the end of the conflict and we have come a long way from those times. The temperature in the country is very low now. It is peaceful. But it appears that the global temperature for Sri Lanka, particularly in the Human Rights Council has been maintained at an all time high and that’s regrettable.