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Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Faces Huge Protest
Gotabaya Rajapaksa is used to silencing and discrediting his political opponents. But that’s harder to do this time.
Sri Lanka Protesters Call for President to Resign After Cabinet Shuffle
The country’s Rajapaksa dynasty is facing its toughest challenge yet as protesters demand that the president step down amid a devastating economic crisis.
Sri Lanka Economy Has ‘Hit Rock Bottom,’ Putting Pressure on President
A debt crisis is disrupting life across Sri Lanka, where food and fuel are suddenly either unavailable or exorbitantly priced. Protests are rising against a president with a reputation for brutality.
Sri Lankan Minister Accused of Abusing Political Prisoners Resigns
Claims that the minister in charge of prison affairs had barged into jail while drunk and forced Tamil inmates to kneel at gunpoint come amid U.N. discussions on the country’s human rights record.
U.N. to Gather Evidence of Atrocities in Sri Lanka Civil War
The Sri Lankan government tried to block the inquiry into abuses committed by both Tamil Tigers guerrillas and security forces during the 30-year war.
Fading Sri Lankan Hopes for Justice Rest on U.N. Rights Council
The government, strongly tied to the military, is blocking inquiries into wartime atrocities, undermining efforts to learn the fates of thousands of missing people.
He Faces Death for Murder Conviction. Parliament Swore Him In Anyway.
He may have been convicted of killing an opposition activist, but a member of Sri Lanka’s Parliament is keeping his day job.
Sri Lanka Election Hands Rajapaksa Family a Bigger Slice of Control
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party clinched the majority of seats in Parliament, aiming to amend the Constitution and expand presidential powers. Rights groups are concerned.
As Pandemic Rages, Sri Lanka’s President Pardons a War Criminal
Rights groups accused President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of taking advantage of the global chaos to free a soldier convicted of killing civilians.