Fishermen and women, farmers and trade union representatives staged an angry demonstration in Colombo, complaining that ambitious government development projects are displacing them from their land.

The Sri Lankan government’s inquiry into the country’s civil war is fundamentally flawed and provides no accountability for atrocities, according to a new Amnesty International report.

The UN Secretary General had told the diplomats that he saw a scene of "complete destruction", when he flew over the former "no-fire zone" in Sri Lanka. He described the conditions of Manik Farm refugee camp as worse than anything he had ever seen before, reveals a US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks.

The persons resettled in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts are faced with severe hardships due to the lack of basic facilities in the areas they have been resettled.