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Human Rights Council 48th Regular Session Agenda Item 2: Oral update on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for Human Rights Statement by Hon. Prof. G.L. Peiris Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka (Geneva, 14 September 2021)  Madam President, Let me begin by reiterating our strong and continued cooperation with this Council and the United Nations mandated human …

The Sri Lanka Collective for Consensus (SLCC) shared a memorandum on reconciliation and peacebuilding with President GotabhayaRajapakse when they met with him and other senior government officials at the presidential secretariat on August 3.   The 11 point memorandum outlines measures that can be taken to revive the national reconciliation process and to …

Right Honourable Jacinda Arden, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Level 8, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand Madam Prime Minister, SRI LANKAN MUSLIMS APPALLED AT SUPERMARKET TERRORIST ATTACK, Members of the World Forum of Sri Lankan Muslims, are appalled at the terrorist attack in the West Auckland Supermarket on Friday the 3rd of this …

We are sad to announce the demise of Al Haj. Z.A.M. Refai. (Chairman. Zam Gems Group, Sri Lanka). A renowned philanthropist, who will be remembered for his compassion, humility, and generosity towards all communities. In recognition of his services, he was bestowed with the highest National honour of ‘Deshamaniya’ by …

The Law and Society Trust (LST) initiated this report to understand the ongoing  implementation of the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1979 (PTA), with special focus on its use after the Easter Sunday bombings on 2019. Understanding_Rule_of_Law_Human_Security_and_Prevention_of_Terrorism_in_Sri_Lanka_English

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to permit Muslims to marry under the Marriage Registration Ordinance, as provisions in the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) were found to discriminate against women. The Department Government Information announcing Monday’s (19) Cabinet decisions said the ministers had approved …

May Allah grant you and your family peaceful and prosperous life. May the blessings of Allah never leave your side. Wishing you a heartiest Eid ul Adha Mubarak from the WFSLM Family.

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hit the world quite unexpected during the latter part of 2019 and soon consumed the world. The world community still reeling. It’s a new disease; the world still collecting data as to how it spreads. It is believed to spread person-to-person between people who are in …

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday (10) that puts Sri Lanka’s trade concessions for imports to the European Union – the country’s second biggest export market – in grave peril. In its resolution adopted by 628 votes in favour in the 705-member legislative assembly of the regional grouping, the EU …

 Lady Warsi with Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in 2010. On 12 May 2010, David Cameron appointed Warsi as Minister without Portfolio in Cabinet, when she succeeded Eric Pickles as Chair of the Conservative Party. This appointment made Warsi the first Muslim woman to serve …