Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 23:03
A senior US government official has insisted the US has no agenda against Sri Lanka but is compelled to take up certain issues.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 16:10
The Sri Lankan government Thursday said it is not being treated fairly and regretted excessive pressure being exerted by repeated resolutions in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 09:47
Israel cut all ties with the Geneva-based council in March 2012 after the body said it would probe how Israeli settlements may be infringing on the rights of Palestinians.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 11:03
The head of a UN inquiry into North Korea rights abuses told how he had been reduced to tears by witness accounts of people who fled the hardline state.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 10:52
Cuba will accept majority of the 292 recommendations prepared in May during the UN Human Rights Council`s review of the situation on the Communist-ruled island, official media said Thursday.
Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 14:41
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Prasad Kariyawasam expressed anxiety and concern over a plethora of issues, including safety of Sri Lankan cricket players and other visitors in Tamil Nadu.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 14:38
A demonstration was held outside the US Embassy in Sri Lanka Thursday against the US sponsored resolution scheduled to be discussed at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 15:35
Sri Lanka dismissed media reports about cancellation of its annual bilateral defence talks with India.
Last Updated: Monday, March 18, 2013, 21:07
Amidst severe attack by Tamil parties over engagement with Sri Lanka, Government has called off the annual defence dialogue with that country scheduled to start from March 23.
Last Updated: Monday, March 18, 2013, 19:20
Amid pressure to vote against Sri Lanka at UN, government said "call" will be taken after studying final draft of US-backed resolution even as India`s Representative to the UN in Geneva will consult.
Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 09:48
The US set to move a new resolution against Sri Lanka at the current session of the UN Human Rights Council for its alleged war crimes, asking the country to promote reconciliation and accountability.
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 22:02
Sri Lanka Wednesday stoutly opposed a US sponsored resolution coming up against the country at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council, terming it as "unfair and unjust".
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