Rights groups accused President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of taking advantage of the global chaos to free a soldier convicted of killing civilians.
Author: MARIA ABI-HABIB and DHARISHA BASTIANS
U.S. Bars Sri Lankan Army Chief Accused of War Crimes
The sanctions are the first international action against Sri Lanka stemming from its brutal civil war. Several members of the new government are also accused of wartime abuses.
‘I Can’t Bring Back the Dead’: Sri Lanka Leader Ends Search for War Missing
A decade after the close of a bloody civil war, a new president says 24,000 listed as missing are in fact dead.
Sri Lanka’s Disputed Prime Minister Will Step Down
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will step down from his claim to be the country’s premier, but Sri Lanka’s economy has been badly damaged.
Sri Lanka Court Temporarily Blocks Mahinda Rajapaksa From Prime Minister’s Job
The Court of Appeal issued an order preventing Mr. Rajapaksa from governing for now, the latest twist in the political crisis that has paralyzed the country.