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    In a bid to enhance accountability, President Dissanayake has also made changes within the State Intelligence Service. The body’s head, a former Major General...
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    UN Rights Council Urged to Extend Monitoring Mandate for Sri Lanka

    Despite recommendations from numerous domestic and international bodies, previous administrations have overlooked calls for reforms addressing serious violations of international law, including war crimes...
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    A complaint against the Israeli government for violations of the International Labour Organization’s Protection of Wages Convention has been filed by a coalition of10...
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    Sri Lanka: Slain Journalist Wickrematunge’s Family Appeals to New President for Justice

    Ahimsa Wickrematunge, Lasantha's daughter, expressed a renewed sense of hope for justice following Dissanayaka's election, which marked a significant political shift as the first...
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    Taliban Struggles to Maintain Control as IS-K Poaches Fighters

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