Reports

Emergency Measure Targets Muslim Women Hillary Margolis Researcher, Women's Rights Division Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered a ban on face coverings in public as one of a number of emergency measures imposed following the Easter Sunday bombings…

I woke up on Easter morning ready to start preparing for my university exams when I checked my phone and saw the message, “I heard about the attacks. Hope your family is alright back in Sri…

Highlights • According to the Ministry of Health, the death toll from the bombing has been revised downwards from 359 to 253 people after autopsies were completed. • Scores of children were killed and injured during the April…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster In May 2017, the activation of South-West Monsoon weather conditions caused heavy rainfalls in the South-Eastern parts of the island. This triggered a major flood and landslide situation in the country,…

INTRODUCTION The number of people reported to have been internally displaced and the complexity of internal displacement crises across the world have increased substantially in the last decade. Quality information on internal displacement is not easy to come…

MORNING Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine GENEVA (20 March 2019) - The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka. It…

Qatar Charity (QC) has opened a multi-service center in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, benefiting more than 500 people. The center includes 22 housing units and all basic facilities. The multi-service center seeks to contribute to…

The Government of Japan has provided a grant aid worth 163 million Japanese Yen (approximately US$ 1.47 million) though the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for “the Project for the Improvement of Access to Information and…

GENEVA (27 February 2019) — Human rights must be the top priority in economic reforms, says the UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky. The issue is being highlighted on 28 February…

In Numbers 15 percent of children under age 5 have moderately acute malnourishment, rates of which have remained stagnant over the last 10 years. Sri Lanka ranks 2nd of 176 countries prone to climate shocks (Global Climate Risk…