Political solution should be priority
[ The Hindu ] [ 03 Sept 2010 09:25 GMT ]
“While the focus on development and rehabilitation is very welcome, a long term perspective that also includes the issues relating to the political settlement that would meet some of the needs of the minorities should also be kept in mind,”
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Mannar - Tamil's misery continues
[ BBC ] [ 29 August 2010 13:01 GMT ]
It is apparent that Tamils are forced to accept what the Colombo administration wants but the strong resentment to such impositions inevitably delay the prospects of peace in Sri Lanka.
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Keep dignity of Tamil refugees in mind during immigration debate
[ Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver ] [ 28 August 2010 00:11 GMT ]
The Catholic Church maintains that people who are victims of armed conflicts, misguided economic policies or natural disasters, as well as "internally displaced persons," must be recognized as refugees and offered international protection.
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Treading Water in Sri Lanka
[ The Huffington Post ] [ 25 August 2010 09:28 GMT ]
Diplomatic pressure and the threat of economic sanctions combined with aid for combat-affected areas could push the Sri Lankan government to accept the UN mission.
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Xenophobia illogical in Canada
[ Calgary Herald ] [ 24 August 2010 08:06 GMT ]
Amnesty International says Tamil people living in Sri Lanka still face "enforced disappearances" and torture. Human rights advocates and journalists are "killed, assaulted, threatened and jailed."
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THE STORY OF THE SUN SEA
[ TWG ] [ 22 August 2010 00:07 GMT ]
I think of those Tamil hopefuls, far away from their families and friends, waiting to see what their future will be.
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Sri Lanka Embarking on Troubling Political Trajectory
[ Jakarta Globe ] [ 21 August 2010 08:53 GMT ]
Peace without unity, unity without reconciliation, and reconciliation without accountability — these are the dilemmas that both the regime and society will have to bridge if Sri Lanka is to fully grasp the historic opportunity presented by the end of the war.
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Call on the UN to Investigate War Crimes in Sri Lanka
[ Amnesty International USA ] [ 20 August 2010 06:44 GMT ]
The truth must be established about the extent of violations that occurred in the final stages of the war, when the government prohibited independent monitoring and reporting by the United Nations and other observers.
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SRI LANKA: Forced into fighting and still missing
[ IRIN ] [ 17 August 2010 10:22 GMT ]
"One main problem and controversy is the secretive and conflicting figures different government officials give about the number being detained," said Ruki Fernando, head of the Human Rights in Conflict Programme.
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Sri Lanka’s telling exodus
[ The Toronto Star ] [ 16 August 2010 00:12 GMT ]
Rather than amplify Sri Lanka’s self-serving rhetoric about “terrorists” probing Canada’s defences, the Harper government should use the political capital it has built up to press for justice for Tamils.
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US urged to press for international probe of Sri Lanka war
[ AFP ] [ 11 August 2010 10:22 GMT ]
"We urge you to call for a robust and independent international investigation that would finally clarify the events that occurred during the conflict and provide the foundation for a sustainable peace in Sri Lanka," the letter said.
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Greens senate candidate campaigns for justice
[ Green Left ] [ 09 August 2010 09:12 GMT ]
“In the long term, it is imperative that all people in Sri Lanka are treated equally and are equally and freely represented in parliament. Without justice there is not going to be any peace in Sri Lanka.”
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Humanitarianism in Sri Lanka: Lessons Learned?
[ The Feinstein International Center ] [ 08 August 2010 20:25 GMT ]
The primarily Western international humanitarian community has tended to view Sri Lanka’s conflict as arising from structural inequalities which reinforce the denial of minority rights.
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Book: Estranged In Exile
[ Business World ] [ 07 August 2010 08:58 GMT ]
A tale of a young woman's fight against her fate revealing the plight of 'Indian' Tamils in Sri Lanka.
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India's silence on Lanka deafening: The Elders
[ The Hindustan Times ] [ 06 August 2010 00:07 GMT ]
They described the international response to Sri Lanka’s worrying approach to human rights and accountability as 'deafening global silence' that may encourage other states to act in a similar way.
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SRI LANKA: Amnesty says emergency rule must end
[ IRIN ] [ 05 August 2010 00:14 GMT ]
"Continued reliance [on emergency regulations] when there is no longer evidence of an emergency... sends a message to Sri Lankan citizens that the state does not respect the rule of law," Zarifi said.
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Special envoy to Sri Lanka this week
[ THE TIMES OF INDIA ] [ 02 August 2010 07:44 GMT ]
An Indian official will be sent to Sri Lanka this week to assess the progress of rehabilitating Sri Lankan Tamils living in refugee camps there.
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Looking back at the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
[ The Hindu ] [ 29 July 2010 08:33 GMT ]
Unless India makes a difference in the lives of the people of both countries, its relations with Sri Lanka will not address the broader aspects of strategic security.
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SRI LANKA - Panel pressure
[ Frontline ] [ 28 July 2010 07:12 GMT ]
If the government has nothing to hide about the conduct of the war, as Rajapaksa and others in his regime have said, why is it so allergic to a mere advisory panel to the U.N. Secretary-General?
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Most Tamils real refugees, say experts
[ The Age ] [ 15 July 2010 08:31 GMT ]
''The Sri Lankan government, now facing a potential war crimes investigation, has systemically sought to label Tamils as Tigers or potential terrorists in order to justify their collective punishment,''
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Editorial: Confronting the UN
[ Arab News ] [ 14 July 2010 11:58 GMT ]
Relations were strained when the UN was frustrated in its attempt to bring humanitarian aid to Tamil civilians concentrated in detention camps.
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon recalls Sri Lanka envoys
[ BBC ] [ 08 July 2010 18:08 GMT ]
The secretary-general calls upon the government of Sri Lanka to live up to its responsibilities towards the United Nations as host country, so as to ensure continuation of the vital work of the organisation to assist the people of Sri Lanka without any further hindrance.
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Rights groups eye Sri Lanka
[ The National ] [ 03 July 2010 14:34 GMT ]
The US Embassy in Colombo said in a statement that a public hearing is likely to be held next month to discuss the workers’ rights issues raised in the petition.
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Sri Lanka's Wartime Abuses
[ Foreign Policy In Focus ] [ 28 June 2010 08:22 GMT ]
Capitalizing on Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean, Rajapaksa used the China card not only in India, but also to virtually compel the United States to overlook the immense civilian casualties.
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Lanka defies UN, EU, US
[ ST ] [ 27 June 2010 20:01 GMT ]
The positions articulated by the UN Chief, the US and the EU leave little doubt that they are all on the same page.
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Protect world Tamils, MK told
[ EB ] [ 26 June 2010 13:51 GMT ]
The Tamils in India, for that matter the Central Government, could not raise their voice against the 'genocide' in Sri Lanka, despite the United Nations pointing out 'human rights violations'
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No visa for UN panel, Lanka also takes on EU
[ Hindustan Times ] [ 25 June 2010 10:34 GMT ]
The EU has threatened to withdraw trade concessions if certain conditions – including the lifting of emergency laws and making the police and judiciary independent from Presidential influence – were not met.
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A Bruise on the First Amendment
[ The New York Times ] [ 22 June 2010 08:04 GMT ]
Justice Breyer proposed a standard that would criminalize this kind of speech or association “only when the defendant knows or intends that those activities will assist the organization’s unlawful terrorist actions.”
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‘Biggest betrayal and greatest tamasha’
[ TamilNet ] [ 20 June 2010 17:55 GMT ]
The Sri Lankan President also came with a warning aiming at diaspora Tamils: “What those from abroad who seek to strengthen separatism are really doing is, to once again corral the people of the north into camps.”
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Alleged War Crimes in Sri Lanka
[ Parliament UK ] [ 17 June 2010 11:39 GMT ]
Since Britain acted against Sri Lanka’s human rights record, even more disturbing questions have emerged about Sri Lanka’s activities.
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Alston queries Lanka’s stand
[ DM ] [ 17 June 2010 07:44 GMT ]
The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, accused the Sri Lankan government of double standards for its rejection of an international investigation over alleged war crimes in the island while backing a similar probe on Israel.
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Reap The Peace
[ THE TIMES OF INDIA ] [ 11 June 2010 08:41 GMT ]
The wounds of the conflict if allowed to fester could spark a revival of the civil war.
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Sri Lanka, UN duel over wartime investigations
[ The Christian Science Monitor ] [ 09 June 2010 09:33 GMT ]
“There’s no precedent for a productive investigative commission in Sri Lanka and lots of precedents for failed commissions and failed inquiries,” says Alan Keenan.
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President Rajapaska meets main Tamil party
[ BBC ] [ 08 June 2010 09:17 GMT ]
Instead of a separate state, the TNA is asking for federalism and the joining of the two provinces in which Tamils are a majority.
Mr Rajapaksa has already ruled that out completely.
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Blood on water
[ NDTV ] [ 05 June 2010 09:41 GMT ]
Peace still evades thousands of Tamil refugees living camps in Sri Lanka. And they are treated like Prisoners of War every single day.
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Who cries for the Tamils?
[ MK ] [ 03 June 2010 09:24 GMT ]
Almost all mainstream media carried the world-wide condemnation of Israel's attack on the aid ships that reportedly killed nine human-rights cum aid workers.
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Sri Lanka needs international probe: UN rights chief
[ AFP ] [ 01 June 2010 08:25 GMT ]
"However, based on previous experience and new information, I remain convinced that such objectives would be better served by establishing an independent international accountability mechanism that would enjoy public confidence, both in Sri Lanka and elsewhere,"
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Justice vs. Impunity
[ The New York Times ] [ 31 May 2010 09:14 GMT ]
This is, by the way, something yet to be done convincingly by those involved in the intensified conflicts in Gaza and Sri Lanka last year.
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The price of impunity
[ Al Jazeera ] [ 28 May 2010 08:32 GMT ]
Drafted by the Sri Lankan delegation, it "commended" the government of Sri Lanka for its treatment of civilian victims of the war.
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Sri Lanka, no Indian Ocean paradise
[ The Guardian UK ] [ 24 May 2010 10:11 GMT ]
What visitors may not notice is that broad swaths of the mainly Tamil north and east of the country are still effectively closed military zones, and tens of thousands of Tamil civilians displaced by last year's army onslaught are still held in camps.
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Sri Lanka: New Evidence of Wartime Abuses
[ Human Rights Watch ] [ 22 May 2010 14:55 GMT ]
"Ban's inaction is sending a signal to abusers that simply announcing meaningless commissions and making loud noises can block all efforts for real justice," Pearson said.
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