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  • 27 Sep 2010
    Sri Lanka: the danger of deifying leaders

    Treating any politician as a near-deity, and giving him or her absolute power, is a dangerous course, says Savi Hensman. In concentrating power in his own hands, President Mahinda Rajapaksa resembles the ruthless Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.

  • 14 Aug 2010
    Elders highlight large human rights failings in Sri Lanka

    The Elders network has criticised the Sri Lankan government over its "clampdown on domestic critics and disdain for human rights".

  • 9 Feb 2010
    Church leaders seek justice as Sri Lanka faces new elections and protests

    As Sri Lanka's recently re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced he is dissolving parliament and calling early elections, church leaders issued a strong statement against abuses during and after the last poll.

  • 20 Jan 2010
    Concern grows about Sri Lanka election violence

    Concerns are rising that Sri Lanka's presidential election will be undermined after the deaths of four people in a spate of campaign-related violence in the past week, say election monitors. The poll is due on 26 January 2010.

  • 15 Jan 2010
    Secrets and lies in post-war Sri Lanka

    Behind the bravado and bold promises of the election contenders in Sri Lanka is the shadow of past violence, say Savi Hensman. Many are in denial about the effects, but unless the grim legacy is at least acknowledged, future unity and stability may be undermined.

  • 22 Apr 2009
    Sri Lanka needs your help says World Vision

    As civilians pour out of the war zone in northern Sri Lanka, seeking safety in temporary displacement camps, the need for medicines, food and shelter is growing quickly says World Vision.

  • 20 Apr 2009
    Hundreds of civilians being killed in Sri Lanka 'no fire' zone

    Hundreds of civilians are being killed and seriously injured in artillery and gun attacks as the Sri Lankan Army attempts to eliminate the remaining LTTE rebels trapped in a shrinking "no fire" enclave.

  • 5 Apr 2009
    Sri Lankan authorities arrest churches' justice and peace worker

    The executive secretary for justice and peace of the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka has been arrested by a terrorism investigation unit of the government in Colombo.

  • 16 Mar 2007
    Humanitarian crisis feared as conflict in Sri Lanka worsens

    Catholic aid agency CAFOD has said it fears a new humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka following a recent escalation of ongoing violence in the north and east of the country.