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Jaffna and Palaly protests mark 36 years since Valikamam North displacement
Displaced residents of the Valikamam North region of Jaffna held protests on Monday, in front of the Jaffna District Secretariat and near Palaly Junction, marking 36 years since their forced displacement and demanding the right to return and resettle in their lands. The people of Valikamam North were displaced from their homeland on 15 June 1990 by the Sri Lankan military. Thirty-six years on…

Whitewashing a genocide - Sri Lanka's former army commander launches book

May 30, 2025

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A new book authored by two former Sri Lankan military officials accused of overseeing some of the most brutal offensives that culminated in the Mullivaikkal genocide was launched at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) this week.

Sri Lanka arrests elderly UN-certified Tamil refugee at Palaly Airport

May 30, 2025
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a 75-year-old Tamil refugee as he returned to the island at Palaly airport, despite being recognised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and obtaining all necessary clearance.

Tamil families of the disappeared demand justice before more survivors pass away

May 30, 2025
Tamil families of the disappeared staged a protest in front of the Vavuniya Old Bus Stand this week, renewing their longstanding call for justice as the number of elderly survivors continues to dwindle.

Germany to press Sri Lanka on human rights during Dissanayake’s visit

May 30, 2025
Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to undertake his first official visit to Germany on June 11, amid international scrutiny over his government's human rights record, lack of progress on accountability for wartime atrocities and failure to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

Ravikaran thanks Canada in Parliament for recognising Tamil genocide

May 30, 2025

Tamil MP Sathyalingam warns against 10,000-acre land grab in Vavuniya 

May 30, 2025
Fresh concerns have been raised over a proposal to declare 10,000 acres of land in the Vavuniya North Divisional Secretariat as a forest reserve, sparking fears of further displacement and land grabs by the Sri Lankan state.

Gunshot wounds and explosive injuries - Final forensic report submitted in Kokkuthoduvai mass grave case 

May 30, 2025
Judicial proceedings relating to the mass grave discovered in Kokkuthoduvai, Mullaitivu, continued at the Mullaitivu Magistrate’s Court on 29 May 2025, with the formal submission of the final forensic report compiled by judicial medical officers.

Tamil farmers further remanded following complaint by Buddhist monk

May 30, 2025
Two Tamil farmers from Kurunthurmalai in Mullaitivu have been further remanded until 7 June, following a complaint by a Sinhala Buddhist monk alleging damage to an “archaeological” site.

Keppapulavu landowners demand return of ancestral lands from Sri Lankan army

May 29, 2025
Tamil landowners from Keppapulavu in the Mullaitivu district have once again spoken out against the continued military occupation of their private lands, 16 years after the end of the armed conflict.

Militarisation continues as army leads ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ campaign in Mannar

May 29, 2025
The Sri Lankan military’s “Clean Sri Lanka” drive in Mannar has sparked concerns among locals over potential land encroachment under the guise of environmental efforts
Whitewashing a genocide - Sri Lanka's former army commander launches book
Sri Lanka arrests elderly UN-certified Tamil refugee at Palaly Airport
Tamil families of the disappeared demand justice before more survivors pass away
Germany to press Sri Lanka on human rights during Dissanayake’s visit
Ravikaran thanks Canada in Parliament for recognising Tamil genocide
Tamil MP Sathyalingam warns against 10,000-acre land grab in Vavuniya 
Gunshot wounds and explosive injuries - Final forensic report submitted in Kokkuthoduvai mass grave case 
Tamil farmers further remanded following complaint by Buddhist monk
Keppapulavu landowners demand return of ancestral lands from Sri Lankan army
Militarisation continues as army leads ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ campaign in Mannar
Whitewashing a genocide - Sri Lanka's former army commander launches book
Sri Lanka arrests elderly UN-certified Tamil refugee at Palaly Airport
Tamil families of the disappeared demand justice before more survivors pass away
Germany to press Sri Lanka on human rights during Dissanayake’s visit
Ravikaran thanks Canada in Parliament for recognising Tamil genocide
Tamil MP Sathyalingam warns against 10,000-acre land grab in Vavuniya 
Gunshot wounds and explosive injuries - Final forensic report submitted in Kokkuthoduvai mass grave case 
Tamil farmers further remanded following complaint by Buddhist monk
Keppapulavu landowners demand return of ancestral lands from Sri Lankan army
Militarisation continues as army leads ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ campaign in Mannar