By Prageeth Janaka in The Island, Sept 26, 2023Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has called on the government to ensure a credible, transparent investigation into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. He has said the need for an international probe could be avoided if the inquiry is carried out with integrity and devoid of political influence. Addressing the media during the golden jubilee celebration of St. Michael’s Church, at Embilipitiya, on Sunday (24), the Cardinal expressed…
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report in TOLOnews, Sept 27, 2023 at 10:30 PMThe head of UNAMA, Roza Otunbayeva, in her briefing to the UN Security Council, said the policies of the current Afghan government that drive the exclusion of women are “unacceptable to the international community.” UNAMA in a statement quoted Otunbayeva as saying that “UNAMA’s human rights efforts are focused on engaging and enabling the de facto authorities to establish an inclusive, responsive system of governance, including policing,…
By Ansar Abbasi in The News, September 26, 2023ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif’s note, sent to Khawaja Asif in January 2020, on the issue of the extension of the then Army Chief General (R) Qamar Javed Bajwa, is a major contradiction in his narrative of seeking accountability of the ex-COAS and others for conspiring against his government in 2017. The PMLN, in January 2020, had unconditionally endorsed the legislation, moved by the PTI government, to give three-year…
By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Sept 19, 2023Rebel SLPP MP Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (18) asked President Ranil Wickremesinghe whether the latter intended to postpone the next presidential election indefinitely by claiming the government lacked sufficient funds for conducting elections. The former External Affairs Minister raised the issue in the wake of UNP MP Vajira Abeywardena’s recent declaration that the government wouldn’t be able to meet the basic requirements of the people if…
report in ToloNews, Sept 18, 2023 at 7:59 PMHeads of state and national representatives gather in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, which is September 18-19, and a spokesman for the Islamic Emirate said that they expect the summit to lift sanctions from the interim government. The deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Bilal Karimi, said that the summit should also consider the achievements of the Islamic Emirate. “The realities of Afghanistan, the…
report in Khaama Press online, Sept 16, 2023The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has condemned the detention and mistreatment of Afghan migrants in Pakistan. They accuse the Pakistani government of extorting money from migrants and committing crimes against them. In a statement released by the TTP, they claim that Afghans’ involvement in recent attacks in the Chitral region of Pakistan is untrue and baseless. The group accuses the Pakistani government of extorting and taking bribes from Afghan…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 15, 2023Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said cases against Dr Muhammad Yunus had been filed by employees of his organisations, not by the government. “One cannot be above the law just because if he is a Nobel Laureate,” he said this while responding to a question at a media briefing at the foreign ministry yesterday. The foreign minister said since these cases were pending in court, the government…
AFP report, September 15, 2023DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced two leading human rights activists to two years each in jail, after a trial critics say is part of a government crackdown ahead of elections. Adilur Rahman Khan, 63, and Nasiruddin Elan, 57, have led the Odhikar organisation for decades, working to document thousands of alleged extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances of opposition activists, and police brutalities. They “were sentenced to two years in prison”,…
Report in Dhaka Tribune, Sept 15, 2023The government of Bangladesh has expressed its “utter disappointment” at the adoption of a resolution by the European Parliament on Thursday on the “Human rights situation in Bangladesh, notably the case of Odhikar.” “The timing and language of the joint motion, tabled by some political groups in the European Parliament, for making judgemental comments over sub-judice matters and a court verdict on two Odhikar officials delivered today in Dhaka…
report in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 15, 2023The Supreme Court has ordered the authorities to make extra arrangements for effective regulation of the open border between Nepal and India. The court said it has become necessary to stop illegal and criminal activities taking place in the bordering areas and effectively manage people’s movement across the international border. Issuing the full text of the mandamus order, which was issued two and a half years ago, the…
report in The Daily Star, Sept 14, 2023The BNP has planned to hold rallies in 19 districts and organise marches from one district to another this month to realise its one-point demand for election under a non-partisan government, insiders say. Supporters from the adjacent districts will be asked to join these rallies, they add. Members of the party’s standing committee, its highest policymaking body, made a draft of these programmes on Tuesday night and sent…