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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The president's choice for Chief Justice is no respecter of the law

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This morning, according to reports, the main gates leading to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka remained closed and heavily guarded in ord...

Canadian PM rebukes Sri Lanka over jurist’s dismissal as talk of summit boycott heats up

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MIKE BLANCHFIELD Canada appeared to be one step closer to boycotting this year’s Commonwealth leaders’ summit Monday as Prime Minister Steph...

Impeachment, mob rule and Rajapaksa

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A pro-government mob armed with clubs attacked lawyers' offices and bystanders near Sri Lanka's main court complex on Thursday (A...

Government commences hate campaign against lawyers who opposed impeachment

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Status Report of Lawyers Collective The letter of removal of the Chief Justice was received by her on 13th January 2013. The President has...
Monday, January 14, 2013

Commonwealth Chief disappointed over removel of CJ

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While expressing extreme disappointment over the dismissal of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Shar...

American Press on Impeachment and removal of the CJ

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President of Sri Lanka Dismisses Chief Justice - NYT By GARDINER HARRIS NEW DELHI — President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka removed the nat...

THE MAN WHO FOOLED THE WORLD NOMINATED AS NEXT ‘CJ’ IN SRI LANKA

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A liar is about to take an oath before an executive liar; while incumbent Chief Justice decided to continue her job according to the law SHA...

SRI LANKA: Proposing Mohan Peiris as CJ belies the claim that the impeachment was all about integrity

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A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission It has been reported that the name of Mohan Peiris has been proposed as one of the name...

Mohan Peiris, who lied to UN and defended GoSL at UN moninated for new CJ

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According to reports coming form Colombo former AG Mr. Mohan Peiris is among the  one of the three  persons nominated by the President R...

SRI LANKA: We salute the Chief Justice for her courage & She remains the Chief Justice - Lawyers Collective

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H.E President Mahinda Rajapaksa's purported letter of removal has been received by the Chief Justice. The Lawyers Collective states ...

The National Peace Council expresses its grave anxiety that the ground is being laid for non-democratic processes to gain strength

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Where the Rule of Law breaks down, it is inevitable that mob rule will eventually prevail ( Goons assault pro democracy protesters) Nati...

We demand that the Sri Lankan government enact and implement laws and policies on international labour migration which ensure the adequate protection of all migrant workers

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Demonstrators in Colombo protest against the execution of Rizana Nafeek. Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters Civil society Statement ...

A face-lift to the entire North is not a substitute for finding a just solution to the festering ethnic problem

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''Three and a half years have passed since the 30 year war ended. As the people in the North who had to bear the brunt of the...
Sunday, January 13, 2013

‘Mervyn would’ve killed us all’ - Chairman, Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha

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Chairman of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha (PS), Prasanna Ranaweera, expressed gratitude to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, for accepting the re...

Beheading of Rixana Nafeek: The Internatianl out cry

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UN Chief Slams Beheading Of Rizana HR High Commissiner expressed deep dismay on the execution of Rizana Nafeek EU dismayed at Rizana’s ...

President removes CJ

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has signed the order for the removal notice of the Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, the President...

She also gave a good fight, well knowing that forces ranged against her were too strong to overcome

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Curtain about to fall, Editorial, The Island What Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake and her supporters will now do, given Friday nigh...

Impeachment debate: The historical silence of Ranil Wikremasinghe

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In a move that is seen as historic as the impeachment motion against the Chief Justice that was passed with a two-thirds majority in Parli...

Impeachment: Game Changer

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Sri Lanka 'Black Friday Impeachment' will reduce citizens' liberties: legislator Sri Lanka's 'Black Friday Impeachment...

Democracy mourns for judgment fled to brutish beasts

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Mr. Piyal Kariyawasam, who was about to join the Lawyers led Black Friday protest being assaulted by GoSL sponsored thugs Kishali Pinto ...

Rizana Nafik, Shirani Bandaranayake and the Lankan Reality

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“Why couldn’t you at least get my child’s body down?” Rizana’s mother queries the government (BBC – 11.1.2013) R izana Nafik was be...
Saturday, January 12, 2013

Colombo’s military establishment steps up psyop war on Eezham Tamils

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The Sri Lankan “Terrorist” Investigation Department (SL-TID), which had summoned Mr Sivagnanam Sritharan, the Tamil parliamentarian from Ki’...

SL military registers details of employees in businesses in Jaffna

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The military of occupying Sri Lanka has been deployed in registering details of employees in businesses in the Jaffna peninsula. Three to fo...

SL “Terrorist” investigators allegedly plant bomb at TNA MP's office in Ki'linochchi

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The Sri Lankan “Terrorist” Investigation Department (TID) personnel, who receive instructions from SL Defence Secretary and presidential sib...

Sri Lanka at the crossroads: Discrimination and thuggary against Muslim community

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A Sri Lankan Muslim shouts slogans during a protest against the government in Colombo April 27, 2012. According to local media, Muslims ...