This week, the draft text of a new resolution on Sri Lanka was circulated as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) currently hosts its 57th session in Geneva. The resolution proposes extending the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Several more Eelam Tamil politicians have urged Tamils to support the common Tamil candidate, Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanenthiran, emphasizing that his candidacy offers an opportunity to present Tamil grievances on a united platform.

Sinhala Buddhist monks, members of the military and senior political figires were present as the Minister of Defence hosted a poetry book launch this month, with Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne writing 2579 poems on the state defeated LTTE 'terrorism'.

Sri Lankan police have successfully completed a Hindi language course hosted by the Indian government this week, despite officers across the North-East still being unable to speak the native language Tamil.

In a post on X, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka celebrated the 3rd batch of the Sri Lanka Police Force's Hindi Proficiency Course. The post states that the event was intended to celebrate the Indian Hindi Day on September 14.

National People's Power (NPP) leader and presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reiterated his commitment to dissolve the Sri Lankan Parliament immediately if he were to win the upcoming presidential election.

Tamils in Puthukudiyiruppu gathered to remember the innocent victims of 1999 Sri Lankan Air Force strike on Manthuvil, marking 25 years since the massacre this week.

Family members, friends gathered at the Puthukudiyiruppu-Manthuvil junction to pay tribute to their loved ones.

Chaos and confusion over who the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) will be backing at the upcoming Sri Lankan presidential polls has continued this week, as senior leaders continued to contradict themselves.

Leader-elect of the ITAK Sivagnanam Shritharan told reporters that he did not support the decision of the central committee to back Sajith Premadasa at the upcoming polls.

A new crisis is unfolding in the Tamil homeland, writes Amita Arudpragasam for Himal Southasian this month, as the climate emergency threatens to add to the decades of war and systemic discrimination the North-East has faced. 

A draft United Nations Human Rights Council resolution looks set to extend the mandate of a war crimes evidence gathering mechanism for a further year, as the Sri Lankan government continues to reject any prospect of international accountability for mass atrocities this week.