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By Kumar David – Prof. Kumar David This may appear to be a bold title just two months after the 1 February a coup in Burma but it’s true. For starters the Burmese junta is in a tight spot – the army opened fire in 40 locations on Saturday; Rangoon saw dozens of deaths and killings were recorded from Kachin in the… Continue reading "A Tough Road Ahead For Military Regimes"
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By Daya Gamage – Biden administration’s decision last Friday – April 2 – to reverse previous Trump administration decision last year to prevent officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) arriving in Washington to investigate U.S. alleged atrocities in Afghanistan could be signal to Sri Lanka that it could not prevent UNHRC team from arriving in Colombo to get a… Continue reading "The United States Paves Way For UNHRC To Enter Sri Lanka To Probe Alleged Human Rights Abuses"
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By Daya Gamage – Daya Gamage It was a known fact that Gotabaya Rajapaksa got a speedy and unfettered renunciation of his US citizenship having known his role in the handling of the Eelam War as defense secretary which was exposed to global criticism. It is also a known fact that some of those who led the ground battle during the offensive against the… Continue reading "Washington Hard-Line On Sri Lanka Now In The Open"
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Launches stunning verbal attack on former President In a stunning verbal assault, Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday (4) called for action to be initiated against former President Maithripala Sirisena without further delay and asked whether the former President has no shame. “The question arises whether some politicians who have been named as being responsible for the… Continue reading "Are you wearing clothes, Cardinal asks former President Maithripala"
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LUXEMBOURG: The EU’s top court removed Sri Lankan separatist rebels from its terrorism blacklist on Wednesday.Judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) — the top EU court — ruled that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of Sri Lanka, or the Tamil Tigers, should be removed from the EU’s terrorism list.The court said that EU had not produced… Continue reading "EU court removes Tamil Tigers from terrorism blacklist"
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In 2009 in Geneva, not resorting to blanket denial and refusal to consider possible individual cases of violations through local mechanisms (while never countenancing unsubstantiated claims of war crimes) was one of the ways of convincing the UNHRC to support Sri Lanka’s position in the most difficult period, the immediate aftermath of the war. Even after the various reports of… Continue reading "Who’s Afraid Of Accountability? Accountability In 2009, 2015 & 2021"
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The United States says the long-term security and prosperity of Sri Lanka depends on respecting human rights today and committing to peace and reconciliation for the future. The US State Department also called on Sri Lanka to safeguard the rights of ethnic and religious minorities.#
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(Reuters) – U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet received a mandate on Tuesday to collect evidence of crimes during Sri Lanka’s long civil war, which ended in 2009 with the defeat of the separatist Tamil Tigers and an upsurge of civilian deaths. [L8N2LL3PG] Rights groups said the decision was a critical step in gaining justice for victims of war crimes,… Continue reading "What does UN human rights resolution mean for Sri Lanka?"
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A new UN resolution on Sri Lanka is an important step forward and offers renewed hope of long-awaited justice for victims of the country’s 30-year civil conflict, said Amnesty International, following its adoption by the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) today. The resolution not only ramps up international monitoring and scrutiny of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, but also mandates the UN human rights office to collect, consolidate and preserve evidence for future prosecutions and make recommendations to the international community on… Continue reading "Sri Lanka: Landmark UN resolution marks crucial turning point on justice and accountability"
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New Delhi remains caught between an insensitive Colombo and an angry Chennai. India’s classic dilemma on Sri Lanka is playing out again The Tamil question in Sri Lanka has posed an almost intractable dilemma for Indian foreign policy for decades. During the three-decade long civil war between Colombo and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), New Delhi moved from… Continue reading "India’s Sri Lanka dilemma"
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The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday passed a resolution expressing serious concern about the human rights situation in Sri Lanka and giving a UN mandate to collect evidence of war crimes. This follows a damning report stressing not only impunity for serious crimes during the civil war but a deteriorating human rights situation since the election of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa… Continue reading "Will Sri Lanka human rights report change Swiss asylum policy?"
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ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s opposition parties have hit out at the government for its handling of the resolution passed at the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva yesterday. The main opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) said the outcome was the direct result of “major failures” on the part of the present government, while the Janatha… Continue reading "Sri Lanka’s opposition parties hit out at govt for UNHRC “failure”"
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Rajapaksa administration faces humiliating defeat Resolution adopted by 22 votes for, 11 against, 14 abstentions India, Japan among key abstentions Amnesty International hails “landmark” resolution; says it signals shifting approach of international community Despite hefty lobbying, Govt. secures lowest support ever to defeat UNHRC resolution Central database of evidence of rights violations in SL to cost $ 2.8 m Mechanism… Continue reading "UNHRC resolution sets stage for international jurisdiction of rights violations in SL"
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By FRONTIER “Don’t be afraid of them,” The Hakha Times CEO Ya Lalawmpuia, also known as Pa Pui, advised his newsroom on March 3. “If we are afraid, we will not be able to reveal the truth about what they [police and soldiers] are doing.” Less than a week earlier, on February 27, Pa Pui, 50, had been arrested in… Continue reading "As the military seeks to consolidate power, it is increasingly targeting journalists with lawsuits and violence in order to stop them from reporting the truth about what’s happening in Myanmar."
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As Colombo Telegraph predicted, the Colombo Crimes Division has placed assaulted journalist Sujeewa Gamage under arrest for fabricating a complaint about his abduction and assault and inflicting injuries on himself. In lightning quick time the Police said it has transformed its investigation to focus on why the journalist allegedly “fabricated” the events.
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The new Secretariat will focus on the current maritime security environment in the region and, among other things “discuss new areas of cooperation in the fields of maritime security and threats A secret 2018 national security document titled ‘US Strategic Framework for the Indo Pacific,’ declassified on January 5 – with the Trump administration on its way out – describes… Continue reading "Secret US document reveals Lanka’s ‘Indo-Pacific’ role?"
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A Sri Lankan media rights group is urging the police to expedite a probe into the alleged abduction and torture of a journalistBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press18 March 2021, 13:27• 2 min read COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan media rights group on Thursday urged police to expedite a probe into the alleged abduction and torture of a journalist, calling the… Continue reading "Sri Lanka group seeks probe of reporter’s alleged kidnapping"
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The resolution on Sri Lanka will be taken up at the United Nations Human Rights Council next Monday with a vote expected the same day or the following day, Daily Mirror learns. Tuesday was the deadline for the incorporation of any amendment to the resolution to be moved by the core group of countries led by the United Kingdom. The… Continue reading "Resolution on SL to be taken up at UNHRC on March 22"
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UNHRC needs to ensure that human rights and accountability developments in Sri Lanka firmly remain on the international agenda The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) welcomes the new resolution A/HRC/46/L.1/Rev.1 (Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka) tabled on March 16th to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by the core group of countries that include Canada, Germany,… Continue reading "UNHRC needs to ensure that human rights and accountability developments in Sri Lanka firmly remain on the international agenda"
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When Wickrematunge was killed, Gotabaya Rajapaksa was defence secretary. As brother of the then President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa wielded unparalleled military influence, earning a reputation as the country’s most feared bureaucrat. When Wickrematunge exposed a corrupt arms deal Rajapaksa had signed off, he broke the silence in the press about the activities of the defence secretary. Years later, Sri Lankan criminal investigators… Continue reading "For Sri Lankan reporters, the ghosts of violence and intimidation loom again"
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The High Commissioner, Michelle Bachelet, is a former president ofChile. She and her family were jailed under the dictatorial rule of Pinochet. Her father was killed by its jailors, and she was abused in prison. Could her background and character be factors behind her report? My speculation is that must be the case. No matter what our work is, our… Continue reading ""
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The Sri Lanka Core group members, Canada and the UK, are campaigning hard to muster support for their resolution against Sri Lanka at the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council. Sri Lanka Core group consists of Canada, Germany, the UK, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Malawi. Canada High Commissioner David McKinnon met the Bangladesh High Commissioner Tareq Ariful Islam, at the… Continue reading "UK, Canada seek to influence member states against Lanka"
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Perhaps, the Commission could have been authorised access to the periodic reports and files of the SIS in respect of the NTJ. Such classified material would have been valuable in the quest for the roots and ramifications of the NTJ. Most of the witnesses who appeared before the Commission for evidence may not have possessed the type knowledge of the… Continue reading "Sri Lanka: An Intelligence Perspective on Easter Carnage"
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The Rajapaksas weakest link is the ineptitude in handling foreign relations, which has caused maximum damage to the country. This was seen in all critical situations: continued insensitivity in handling India’s concerns, embarrassing the new US administration by undiplomatic comments, and clumsiness in handling Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Colombo and the inability to strategize the approach to the… Continue reading "Significance of P2P march"
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We have certainly gone back to the origins of such inquiries, and the powers of Saubhagya at Rajavasala, have shown their honour to J. R Jayewardene, who brought the Presidential Commission as the show of the five-sixth majority Jayewardene Power. Mr. Sirisena may remember how the first PCoI of the Jayewardene era, ensured the removal of civic rights to Mrs.… Continue reading "Divided people in a distorted democracy"
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For the past four years the three women have been part of a group participating in a continuous protest asking the simple question, “Where are they?” But to find the answer to the simple question is a very complex process fraught with evasion, denial and politics. While the previous government set up an Office on Missing Persons that has found… Continue reading "For Families of the Disappeared, the International Community is Their Last Hope"
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Tamils in Jaffna commence hunger strike demanding referral of Sri Lanka to the ICC A hunger strike urging the Sri Lankan government to be brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC) commenced in Nallur, Jaffna today morning. Jaffna and Eastern University students and religious leaders – including Jaffna district’s archbishop priest, Jebaratnam Adigalar and Hindu clergy, Velan Swamigal came together… Continue reading "Tamils in Jaffna commence hunger strike demanding referral of Sri Lanka to the ICC"
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British Tamil woman commences hunger strike demanding Sri Lanka be referred to ICC Ambihai K Selvakumar, a director of the International Centre for the Prevention of Genocide (ICPPG) is in the second day of her hunger strike, as she continues her demand that the UK refer Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court. This hunger strike comes as the UN… Continue reading "British Tamil woman commences hunger strike demanding Sri Lanka be referred to ICC"
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Issuing his statement on OHCHR report on Sri Lanka, Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey, Permanent Representative of India, said they believed that respecting the rights of the Tamil community, including through meaningful devolution, contributes directly to the unity and integrity of Sri Lanka.Full statement is as follows, We have taken note of the High Commissioner’s report on Sri Lanka and her… Continue reading "Support for Sri Lanka’s unity and territorial integrity and Abiding commitment to aspirations of the Tamils of Sri Lanka for equality, justice, peace and dignity"
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By P.K.Balachandran The two-day visit of the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Sri Lanka, which concluded on Wednesday, has put Pakistan-Sri Lanka relations on a higher footing. Besides the traditional defense and security ties, which will be enhanced, the relationship may acquire a strong economic basis, and Pakistan may become a factor in Lankan Muslim politics. Imran’s intercession on… Continue reading "Sri Lanka-Pakistan ties on a new footing following Imran Khan’s visit"
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By Meera Srinivasan Seeking India’s “proactive” support at the UN Human Rights Council, where a resolution on Sri Lanka will be soon put to vote, the Secretary to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “India cannot abandon us”. “If the world is one family, as your Foreign Minister has said, then we are immediate family, isn’t it,” Admiral Jayanath… Continue reading "Reconcile!! It will never happen Says Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Adm.Jayanath Colambage"