The UK government's sanctions on General Silva follow a similar action against him by the US State Department in 2020.

Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on three former senior Sri Lankan military commanders and one former Tamil Tiger rebel ...

Sri Lanka is weighing its response to the UK government’s decision to impose sanctions on three Sri Lankan military leaders ...

The UK government has taken a strong stance against human rights violations that occurred during the Sri Lankan civil war. It ...

The UK government imposed sanctions Monday on four individuals responsible for serious human rights abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war. The 26-year conflict, which ended in May 2009, claimed an ...

The UK yesterday sanctioned figures responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses during the civil war in Sri ...

The UK has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankans, including three former military commanders who led the campaign that crushed the LTTE in 2009, for human rights violations. A UK foreign office ...

A UK foreign office statement on Monday said General Shavendra Silva, former Head of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, Wasantha ...

The measures, which include bans on travelling to Britain and asset freezes, target the former chief of staff of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, Shavendra Silva, former commander of the Navy Wasantha ...

The UK has imposed sanctioned four Sri Lankans, including three former military commanders, who led the campaign that crushed ...