Justice eludes Sri Lanka’s Tamils
On October 6, the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) passed a resolution against Sri Lanka with 20 countries voting in favour, 20 against and seven abstaining.
On October 6, the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) passed a resolution against Sri Lanka with 20 countries voting in favour, 20 against and seven abstaining.
This comes after Mahinda Rajapakse resigned on Saturday as Prime Minister after he was appointed the PM by Sirisena following Wickremesinghe's dismissal on October 26.
Ousted prime minister and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe warned of anarchy if the situation in the country was not resolved.
A pair of prime ministers, an embattled president, and a brewing constitutional crisis: the scenario that has been unfolding in…
The parties which filed Fundamental Rights petitions included the United National Party led by sacked Wickremesinghe, the main opposition Tamil National Alliance among others.
Rajapaksa was appointed as the nation's new Prime Minister by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday night, shocking "ousted" leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and his UNP.
Sirisena on Friday night sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed former President Rajapaksa to the post. He made the surprising move after his United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) withdrew from the national coalition government.
