COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.N expert says contemporary forms of slavery exist in Sri Lanka, with vulnerable groups such as children, women, ethnic minorities and older people particularly affected.

As Sri Lankans flocked to a street party celebrating their president’s ouster, Milton Perera sat at home pondering whether his family could afford to eat the next ...

Milton Pereira and his family cannot afford to buy enough food as Sri Lanka’s worst-ever economic crisis drives rampant inflation – Copyright AFP Arun SANKAR His ...

Beatrice Fernando woke up in a pool of her own blood after she was abused and beaten unconscious by her employer in Lebanon. “That’s the night I hit rock bottom of helplessness,” she said. “That’s all ...

Demonstrations have been held all over Sri Lanka after a 16-year-old girl died while being treated for serious burns in a case that has highlighted the abuse and slavery of children and women in the ...

His hair is neatly combed but his cheeks are sunken and veins visible on his gaunt frame: like many Sri Lankans, Milton Pereira and his family cannot afford to buy enough food. During the country's ...