Sathsara Nimesh is not the first person to die under unclear circumstances while in the custody of Sri Lankan police, but his death seems to have inflamed the long-running debate on police violence in ...

Sri Lankan authorities have conducted a monthlong crackdown on drugs, resulting in the arrest of tens of thousands of people. More than 40,000 people have been arrested and questioned, with 5,000 ...

As part of its ongoing commitment to combat violence against women and children towards empowering a healthy and progressive ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's police used Tuesday tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its worst economic crisis while gearing up for a ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan police apologized Tuesday for holding a group wedding for dogs trained to detect explosives and drugs after the country’s culture minister condemned the event and ...

COLOMBO, Sri LAnka (AP) — Lawmakers in Sri Lanka voted Tuesday to fire the country’s police chief for misconduct and gross abuse of power, making him the island nation’s first inspector-general to be ...

Sri Lankan police have launched an investigation after a photograph allegedly showing the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha surfaced on social media. The image reportedly originated from the Temple of ...

While monitoring the usual channels, Indian police stumbled upon something extraordinary: a detailed plot for what would become the bloodiest attack linked to the Islamic State group in South Asia.

We are writing on behalf of four human rights organisations for clarity about the current status of Police Scotland’s longstanding arrangement to train the Sri Lankan police. The situation in Sri ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan police opened fire Tuesday at people protesting new fuel price increases, killing one and injuring 13 others, in the first shooting by security forces during weeks ...

(New York) – Sri Lanka’s police are increasingly killing and abusing people under cover of the Covid-19 pandemic measures and an anti-drug campaign, Human Rights Watch said today. Recent police abuses ...

Sri Lankan authorities were conducting an operation in the area. LONDON -- A shootout erupted in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday night between security forces and suspects linked to the string of suicide ...