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“We will not allow ourselves to be used against India – we will get help from anyone – on that basis we received help from China – for that China cannot use us to threaten India’s national security in ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Security: Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission reports militarization of north and east — The Hindu
Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Commission says militarization persists in Tamil-majority northern and eastern provinces and calls for land returns and civilian governance.
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Security: Sri Lanka: Buddhist Monks And Security Issues Set To Derail Elections – Analysis
While there is pressure on Sri Lanka from India and the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to hold the long-delayed Provincial Council (PC) elections, there are a number political factors preventing the ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Security: Navy officer with wartime combat record takes command role in Tamil homeland
Commodore Prasad Vithanage assumed duties at the area’s command headquarters on 7 October, taking over from Commodore Buddhika Rupasinghe, the Sri Lankan Navy said. He was previously the navy’s ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Security: Sri Lankan agency builds new shelters in Jaffna despite security problems
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, July 25 (UNHCR) - Despite the deteriorating security situation in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, a UNHCR-funded organisation in Jaffna is pushing ahead with construction of new ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Security: The PSTA: a new name, old dangers?
In preliminary observations issued on 13 October 2026, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for substantial revisions to the proposed PSTA, warning that ...