A cover-up job
News Credit: Decan Herald The Sri Lankan government has done well to make public the report by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). The report itself, while flawed, represents a step forward in establishing what happened in the final stages of the war against…
Sri Lankan women, girls face dire security threats in Tamil areas –report
News Credit : Trust Law By Lisa AndersonNEW YORK (TrustLaw)—More than two years after the end of the 30-year war between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebels, women in the north and east of the country still suffer from sexual violence, poverty and…
Statement on the Report of Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
December 22, 2011 Courtesy: crisisgroup.org The International Crisis Group welcomes the public release of the report of Sri Lanka’s “Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission” (LLRC), presented to the Sri Lankan parliament on 16 December 2011. The report acknowledges important events and grievances that have contributed…
Commonwealth leaders are labelled a disgrace over handling of human rights
By: Nicholas Watt Courtesy: Guardian Commonwealth leaders have been accused of disgraceful behaviour after they declined to publish an Eminent Persons Group report which calls for the 54-nation body to improve its handling of human rights. As the Queen received a rapturous reception at a…
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