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🚨 Over 240 civil society groups call for immediate repeal of Sri Lanka's PTA In a joint appeal, over 240 civil society actors, including activists, trade unions, lawyers, clergy, academics, and former detainees, have signed a letter demanding the immediate and unconditional

🚨 Gunshot wounds and explosive injuries - Final forensic report submitted in Kokkuthoduvai mass grave case Judicial proceedings relating to the mass grave discovered in Kokkuthoduvai, Mullaitivu, continued at the Mullaitivu Magistrate’s Court on 29 May 2025, with the formal

📚 On 1 June 1981, the Jaffna Public Library was burned by a state-backed mob- 97,000+ Tamil books and manuscripts were destroyed. 44 years on, we remember this act of cultural violence and call for accountability, justice, and preservation of memory. #JaffnaLibrary #SriLanka

🚨 Legal proceedings launched to declare Chemmani site a mass grave Tamil legal representatives have initiated formal proceedings in the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court, seeking to have the Chemmani-Sindubathi site officially recognised as a mass grave, following the unearthing of

Village protests in Mannar halted tree‐felling for Adani wind turbines and an unauthorised sand survey - exposing how “green” projects mask land grabs & human‐rights abuses. We need a moratorium on unapproved activity, independent oversight & restorative justice.

Bodies in Sri Lanka’s most recently discovered Chemmani mass grave have been buried either ‘illegally or clandestinely’ according to an expert report to a court in Sri Lanka’s war torn north. lankafiles.medium.com/bodies-in-sri-…

📢MSEDO Sri Lanka, several organisations and religious leaders organised over a thousand people to gather today in #Mannar to peacefully protest against the mining and wind turbine installations threatening their land, livelihoods and environment. This comes just days after our

Ahead of the official visit to #SriLanka by UN High Commissioner Volker Türk, the ICJ, Amnesty International, FORUM-ASIA, Human Rights Watch and Sri Lanka Campaign have issued a public letter urging him to reaffirm the importance of international accountability. 🔗 The full letter: icj.org/resource/sri-l…

SLC along with Amnesty International FORUM-ASIA ICJ Human Rights Watch have written a public letter urging the UN High Commissioner Volker Türk, who is visiting Sri Lanka soon, to call on the new government for accountability. Read the full letter here: srilankacampaign.org/letter-to-the-…

19 bodies, including at least three babies, have been exhumed from the Chemmani mass grave in Sri Lanka. The government must deliver on a transparent exhumation policy, proper funding, international oversight and full participation and legal representation for Tamil families.

12 recommendations from CPA ahead of UN Rights Chief’s visit to Sri Lanka newswire.lk/53pl

#SriLanka: Volker Türk begins official visit. He will meet with govt, religious leaders, victims, civil society, UN reps & diplomats to discuss wide range of human rights issues, incl. accountability, reconciliation efforts & impact of economic crisis.

The NECC organised a powerful protest today near the IOM in Jaffna. They urged the UN High Commissioner Volker Türk to act, calling for justice, demilitarisation, return of lands & a permanent solution to help the North-East. #SriLanka #HumanRights #NorthEast #NECC

On #UNDaySupportofVictimsofTorture, we are spotlighting the recent torture cases of Nandakumar Illankeshwaran and Muthuwadige Sathsara Nimesh. Torture is not just a human rights concern of the past- it’s ongoing in Sri Lanka and must be stopped. We need investigations,

Three more skeletons including a child's were excavated when work resumed following UN rights chief Volker Türk's visit to Sri Lanka's most recently discovered mass grave in the north. So far investigators have unearthed 22 skeletons from the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna.

SLC’s Q+A with Groundviews explores how widespread torture in Sri Lanka is enabled by impunity, weak safeguards, and abusive laws like the PTA. We outline urgent steps needed: accountability, reform, and meaningful support for survivors and families. Read more: