by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Daily Morning, Oct 26, 2023While it is up to the Defence Ministry to decide whether to implement the Parliament’s Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on National Security’s recommendation to inform United States (US) Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung to refrain from making remarks regarding the internal affairs of Sri Lanka, the said SOC stated that their message has, however, reached the relevant parties. The said SOC had recently recommended the…
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repoort in The Island, Oct 3, 2023The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) thas urged the government to revise the recently gazetted Online Safety Bill. It has made seven recommendations. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles, the HRCSL has revealed its preliminary observations and recommendations on the controversial Bill. The HRCSL has said the general observations and recommendations are presented for consideration in view of revising the Bill…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, May 01, 2023Lawyers have started protests from Sunday demanding that the government appoint a new chief justice without further delay. The Nepal Bar Association, the umbrella organisation of lawyers in the country, announced a week-long protest with eight demands including the filling of vacant judge positions and appointment of the chief justice. The ongoing tussle between the ruling coalition and the main opposition CPN-UML has delayed the…
By Fatima Adib in TOLOnews, April 26, 2023 at 9:49 PMThe UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed Feridun Sinirlioğlu of Türkiye to lead an independent assessment to provide recommendations for addressing challenges faced by Afghanistan, the office of the UN spokesman announced. As “Special Coordinator,” Sinirlioğlu will lead the assessment with a view to providing “recommendations for an integrated and coherent approach,” the statement reads. The appointment of Sinirlioğlu was welcomed by the Islamic Emirate…