2010 Human Rights Report: Sri Lanka

2010 Human Rights Report: Sri Lanka

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

April 8, 2011 

Sri Lanka is a constitutional, multiparty republic with a population estimated at 21 million. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was reelected to a second six-year term in January, and the parliament, which was elected in April, share constitutional power. The government is dominated by the president's family; two of the president's brothers hold key executive branch posts as defense secretary and minister of economic development, while a third brother is the speaker of parliament. Independent observers generally characterized the presidential and parliamentary elections as problematic. Both elections were fraught with violations of the election law by all major parties and were influenced by the governing coalition's massive use of state resources. There were instances in which elements of the security forces acted independently of civilian control.                                    Full Story>>>
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The government is dominated by the president's family;
3.Speaker of parliament..
    1.Defense secretary
2.Minister of economic development

Submissions and debates on 18th Amendment

by Centre for Policy Alternatives

7 months ago

Submissions and debates on 18th Amendment from Centre for Policy Alternatives on Vimeo.

Parliamentary debate on deterioration of human security in the North of Sri Lanka

Parliamentary debate on deterioration of human security in the North from Centre for Policy Alternatives on Vimeo.     21 Jan, 2011 Groundviews