Sri Lanka
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6 October 2015
Sri Lanka Constitutional Council receives 500 nominations for independent bodies
![Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera speaks during the 30th regular session at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Sri Lanka told the U.N. Human Rights Council it plans to implement change to foster postwar reconciliation with the country’s Tamil minority [photo credit: AFP]](/sites/default/files/bn-kh130_srilan_j_20150914112509_-_afp_0.jpg "Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera speaks during the 30th regular session at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Sri Lanka told the U.N. Human Rights Council it plans to implement change to foster postwar reconciliation with the country’s Tamil minority [photo credit: AFP]")
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14 September 2015
Sri Lanka promises reforms for post-war reconciliation to UN Human Rights Council
![Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, right, listens to former president Mahinda Rajapaksa after the first meeting of the members of parliament since the election on Aug. 17, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 [photo credit: AP]](/sites/default/files/sri_lanka_leader_-_ap_0.jpg "Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, right, listens to former president Mahinda Rajapaksa after the first meeting of the members of parliament since the election on Aug. 17, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 [photo credit: AP]")
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2 September 2015
Sri Lanka leader urges new parliament to provide reforms for ethnic harmony
Voices From The Field
31 August 2015
Sri Lanka after the Elections: Challenges and Opportunities for Further Reform
![Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (C) arrives at a polling station during a general election in Colombo, August 17, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/rajapaska_-_reuters_0.jpeg "Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (C) arrives at a polling station during a general election in Colombo, August 17, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]")
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19 August 2015
Sri Lanka goes to the polls giving future mandate for constitutional reforms on government accountability
![Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalithaa [photo credit: PTI]](/sites/default/files/narendra_modi_and_jayalalithaa_-_pti_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0.jpg "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalithaa [photo credit: PTI]")
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10 August 2015
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister urges Indian PM Modi to expedite decentralisation in Sri Lanka
![Sri Lankan parliament [photo credit: IAS Paper]](/sites/default/files/sri-lankan-parliament-adopts-19th-amendment-to-its-constitution_-_ias_paper_1.jpg "Sri Lankan parliament [photo credit: IAS Paper]")
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17 July 2015
Sri Lankan parliament adopts 19th amendment to its constitution, reducing the executive power of the president
![Sri Lankan parliament building [photo credit: Telegraph]](/sites/default/files/parliament_1.jpg "Sri Lankan parliament building [photo credit: Telegraph]")
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6 July 2015
Sri Lanka Constitutional Council holds inaugural meeting
![Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena [photo credit: onlanka.com]](/sites/default/files/sri-lanka-president-maithripala-sirisena3.onlakadotcom_0.jpg "Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena [photo credit: onlanka.com]")
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2 July 2015
Sri Lankan President: new parliament must pass the 20th Amendment within the first 100 days
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27 June 2015
Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved