Showing posts with label Lanka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lanka. Show all posts

Monday, October 12, 2015

Surf Sri Lanka

Surf Sri Lanka


On the island’s east coast, the scene hasn’t moved far beyond the time, decades ago, when the first Western surfers wandered off the beach.


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Thursday, September 17, 2015

A Reckoning on Sri Lanka War Crimes

A Reckoning on Sri Lanka War Crimes


The U.N. proposes a special tribunal to bring accountability and justice.


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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

U.N. Urges Sri Lanka to Establish Court to Investigate War Abuses

U.N. Urges Sri Lanka to Establish Court to Investigate War Abuses


A landmark report found that both sides in the civil war committed “the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole.”










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U.N. calls for Sri Lanka war crime court

U.N. calls for Sri Lanka war crime court













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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Sri Lanka Lays Out Plan for Reconciliation

Sri Lanka Lays Out Plan for Reconciliation


The country’s foreign minister announced the new government’s plan to set up a truth, justice and reconciliation commission and to draft a new constitution.










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Monday, August 17, 2015

Former President Concedes, Then Reverses, in Sri Lanka

Former President Concedes, Then Reverses, in Sri Lanka


Mahinda Rajapaksa said he was unlikely to lead Sri Lanka’s next government as results were still being tallied Tuesday morning in Colombo.










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