The Government has decided to bury Covid-19 victims in the Iranaitivu island in the Kilinochchi District, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. Speaking today (02) at the weekly cabinet briefing, the minister said that the decision was taken during the discussion held yesterday, regarding the action being taken in this …
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High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Annual report of promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka 46th session 24th Feb 2021. Download Article Example fallback content: This browser does not support PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF.
Read More »MoH to consider deserted island for Covid-19 burials
It is reported that the Ministry of Health has decided to use a deserted island for the burials of Covid-19 deceased. The Ministry is in the process of identifying such an island in this regard and the guidelines for burying Covid-19 deceased will be delayed until then, according to sources. …
Read More »Retrieval Of Muslim Burial Rights & The Aftermath By Ameer Ali –
At last, after nearly 12 months of agony and trauma, and close to 350 forced cremation of Corona-killed Muslims, President Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa (NGR) had relented and issued a gazette notification restoring a controversially lost Muslim human right. Muslim community would indeed have a great sigh of relief, and there may be several among …
Read More »SL informs OIC about its decision to allow burial of Muslim Covid-19 victims
Sri Lanka was to inform in writing to the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday about its decision to allow the burial of Muslim Covid-19 victims, Daily Mirror learns. The Government decided to reverse its mandatory cremation policy based on recommendations by the technical committee of …
Read More »Gazette to allow burial of COVID-19 victims soon
The gazette on allowing the burials of COVID-19 deceased has been sent to the department of government printing, minister S.M. Chandrasena has said. He said that health minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi had conveyed this matter during a party leaders meeting held on Thursday. “The technical committee has declared that the bodies …
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Read More »Sri Lanka rejects UN High Commissioner’s Report
Sri Lanka has categorically rejected the conclusions and recommendations in the UN High Commissioner’s Report. Foreign Affairs Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said the recommendations are based on ill-founded allegations. “This is in complete violation of Article 2 (7) of the Charter of the UN that states: “Nothing contained in the present …
Read More »Sri Lanka has ‘closed the door’ to justice: UN Rights Chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has vowed to support judicial proceedings in other countries against perpetrators of grave human rights violations in Sri Lanka, after the Government had effectively closed the door to achieving justice locally for alleged war time abuses. In her statement to the 46th …
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