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Trial excavations are to be carried out at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna to establish whether burials extend beyond the walls of the cemetery, as the number of sets of human remains identified at the sit

United Nations experts have demanded truth, justice and reparation for the families of 17 humanitarian workers executed at Muttur two decades ago, warning that the enduring impunity has prolonged the suffering of relatives and undermined confidence in the rule of law.

In a statement issued in Geneva on 4 August, the twentieth anniversary of the killings, four special rapporteurs recalled that the staff of Action Contre la Faim were found executed at their compound in the Trincomalee district town, most of them with gunshot wounds to the head, at a time

The former Sri Lankan minister and senior United National Party figure Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over allegations that state employees were used for his personal business.

Kariyawasam was arrested after appearing before the commission on 5 August to give a statement in connection with the investigation, AdaDerana reported.

The allegations concern four employees recruited to the Office of the Presidents Senior Advisor for Administrative Affairs (Decen

A symbolic hunger strike was held outside the Trincomalee Sivan Temple on Sunday, challenging the Sri Lankan government over whether it has honoured the pledges it made during the presidential election campaign.

The protest was organised by the Trincomalee-based social activist Unnaviratha Venthan, who said the demonstration was aimed at holding the government to account for those commitments. Participants set out seven demands and called for immediate action on each.

They called for the repeal of the Prevent

The Mallakam Magistrates Court has dismissed an application by Palaly Police seeking to prevent the Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha from recovering a council-owned road occupied within the premises of the illegally constructed Tissa Vihara in Thaiyiddy, in a rare judicial rebuff to state efforts to shield the Buddhist shrine.

Delivering its order on Thursday, the court found no basis to conclude that removing the fence obstructing the road would cause a breach of the peace or undermine ethnic reconciliation. It also fully dischar

Eight further sets of human remains have been identified at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna, bringing the total recovered from the islands largest such site to 491, as a court sitting at the excavation o

In the wake of the UK leg of her book tour, Indian writer and activist Meena Kandasamy sat down with Tamil Guardian to discuss her latest novel, Fieldwork as a Sex Object, delving into topics such as the internet and misogyny in the 21st century.

Speaking to Tamil Guardian, she shared her thoughts on her previous works and, having also written and translated works focusing on the Tamil Eelam struggle, spoke of her lifelong attachment to the movement. 

Inspiration for the novel

When asked about t

Neither hospital authorities nor the local cemetery committee hold any record of the burial of a child whose remains were recovered at the Chemmani mass grave alongside a raincoat and what appeared to be a co