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UN: Statement by United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

[Tuesday, 31 August 2010 16:26] News, Human Rights Articles, HR Articles
A Statement from the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission UN: Statement by United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances Geneva (30 August 2010) -- Today the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances commemorates the International Day of the Disappeared. All ... [More]

SRI LANKA: Right to the truth required regarding "death sentences" carried out secretly by state agencies

[Tuesday, 31 August 2010 16:23] News, Human Rights Articles, HR Articles
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fifteenth session, Agenda Item 4 A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative status 1. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to inform the Human Rights Council of a phenomenon that is of grave concern to the organization with regard to Sri Lanka and the wider Asian region. The ... [More]

INDIA: Peace in Kashmir

[Tuesday, 31 August 2010 16:22] News, HR Articles, Human Rights Articles
An Article by Justice Rajindar Sachar published by the Asian Human Rights Commission Justice Rajindar Sachar 19 August 2010 New Delhi The reaction to the Prime Minister's statement on the question of autonomy is on expected lines - cynics say it is not enough but do not conveniently spell out the details. Concerned with human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, a team of People's Unio... [More]

Srilanka: If this isn't GENOCIDE, WAR CRIME, Then What on Earth is? – Join the Campaign

[Tuesday, 31 August 2010 15:43] News, HR Articles, Human Rights Articles, Genocide, Forthcoming Events
Targeting: The President of the United States, The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House of Representatives Started by: Muthamizh Vendhan People from across the globe are condemning the Human rights violations of Srilankan government. And civilized society is fighting hard to establish the justice to the tamils. Killing of nearly 1,40,000 innocents, war crimes, ongoing slaughter on the journalists, ... [More]

Investigate Disappearance of Sri Lankan Journalist

[Tuesday, 31 August 2010 14:21] News, Forthcoming Events, Genocide, HR Articles, Human Rights Articles
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Roadmap to Reconciliation – unpopular but critical issues

[Tuesday, 31 August 2010 14:11] News, Human Rights Articles, HR Articles
There are heaps of articles dragging attention to nation building. It is heartening to see many intellectuals are showing a keen interest in rebuilding their nation. This is undoubtedly one big victory achieved by security forces over the LTTE. During the time of the LTTE, it didn’t tolerate any Tamil working for Sri Lanka. Instead they were compelled to promote the struggle. However, certain tr... [More]

Sri Lanka: If this isn't GENOCIDE, WAR CRIME, Then What on Earth is?

[Sunday, 29 August 2010 16:29] News, Human Rights Articles
[Criminal Justice] Targeting: The President of the United States, The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House of Representatives Started by: Muthamizh Vendhan People from across the globe are condemning the Human rights violations of Srilankan government. And civilized society is fighting hard to establish the justice to the tamils. Killing of nearly 1,40,000 innocents, war crimes, ongoing slaughter ... [More]

SRI LANKA: A woman domestic worker in Saudi Arabia nailed 24 times

[Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:36] News, General, Human Rights Articles, HR Articles
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission Mrs. L.T. Ariyawathi (49), a mother of three has returned from Saudi Arabia after less than five months of employment. Within a short time of her return she was hospitalized for an operation to remove 24 nails from her foot and a needle implanted by her employer. Doctors who x-rayed her at Kamburupitiya hospital have identified these items and a... [More]

Add your Voice to Help the Voiceless of Sri Lanka

[Wednesday, 25 August 2010 10:53] Human Rights Articles, HR Articles, Genocide
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SRI LANKA: The Right to Know the Fate of Relatives

[Wednesday, 18 August 2010 19:56] News, Human Rights Articles
[Asian Human Rights Commission]   The Right to Know the Fate of Relatives What was the fate of Prageeth Eknaligoda? What Prageeth Eknaligoda’s wife and children are asking is this very elementary right: The Right to Know the Fate of Relatives Is there anyone in Sri Lanka who will not want this right for themselves? Is there any culture in which people do not want know the fate of... [More]

SRI LANKA: The Decision of the Military Tribunal Against General Fonseka Ugly but Not Surprising

[Wednesday, 18 August 2010 19:54] News, Human Rights Articles
[Asian Human Rights Commission] A military tribunal made its decision against General Fonseka finding him guilty of the charge of being engaged in politics while being in the military service. Tribunal made the decision without respect to due process and principles of fair trial. Handpicked “judges” were previous subordinates of the general who have been subjected to punishments by him. Obj... [More]

SRI LANKA: Right to Truth of the victims, their relatives and representatives regarding death sentences carried out secretly by state agencies

[Wednesday, 18 August 2010 19:53] News, Human Rights Articles
[Asian Human Rights Commission] One of the most disturbing features of modern times is the claim of some security agencies of their right to decide on the death sentence and assertion of their right to carry it out. Such claims implies the following: These security agencies steal a judicial power; reasons to death sentence is moved from legal grounds to political and administrative reasons; th... [More]

SRI LANKA: The Rajapakse doctrine and a decree of unreserved malice

[Wednesday, 18 August 2010 19:50] News, Human Rights Articles
[Sunalie Ratnayake & Sanath Jinadasa, Asian Human Rights Commission]  From within a climate of autocracy gone customary as of late, and oppression of all possible aspects of our lives in a land like no other, another culmination was discharged, as the first military tribunal that conducted the trial against (Rtd) Gen. Sarath Fonseka, expressed its views in a report on August 13, 2010,... [More]

ASIA: Women's views on prevention of torture -- Interview 38

[Wednesday, 18 August 2010 19:48] News, Human Rights Articles
[Asian Human Rights Commission] SRI LANKA: A retired Woman Police Constable (WPC) (58) who does not wish to be named served the Police Department of Sri Lanka for 28 years in different areas like Kegalle, Kandy, Matale, Serunuara and Kanthale. She considers herself fortunate to have worked under 4 DIGs, 5 SSPs, 6SPs, 10 ASPs and 15 Headquarters Inspectors. She expressed these views regarding th... [More]

CWVHR welcomes UN Appointed Panel on Sri Lankan Human Rights Abuses

[Monday, 16 August 2010 19:21] News, Human Rights Articles
[Centre for War Victims and Human Rights, 23 June 2010] The Centre for War Victims and Human Rights(CWVHR) welcomes the formation of the three-member panel, appointed by the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of UN to advise him on how he should be proceeding with the investigation on violation of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law during the last stages of war on Tamils in 2009. CWVHR congratula... [More]

Veeramunai Massacre Aug12th 1990 -Ethnic cleansing of Tamils by Sri Lankan military- List of identified included

[Monday, 16 August 2010 19:03] News, Human Rights Articles
Veeramunai massacre was staged in Eastern Tamileelam on August 12th 1990. The war criminal president at the time Ranasinge Preamdasa never been quoestioned or punished by International community and UN. After year Tamil Tigers gave their own punishment. Please read the article and find the identified victims' list below. Failure of serving justice always caused Tamil youth to take arms . Will yo... [More]

Report To Congress on Measures Taken by the Government of Sri Lanka and International Bodies To Investigate Incidents During the Recent Conflict in Sri Lanka, and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Such Efforts

[Monday, 16 August 2010 18:58] News, Human Rights Articles
[US Department of State, Office of War Crimes Issues, 11 August 2010] This report is submitted pursuant to the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-117), which directed “the Secretary of State to submit, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, a report supplementing the Secretary’s October 21, 2009, report on crimes against... [More]

Lanka rejects report

[Monday, 16 August 2010 18:55] Human Rights Articles, News
[Daily Mirror (SL), 12 August 2010] The government has rejected a report by the US State Department presented to Congress which evaluates the effectiveness of measures taken by Sri Lanka to investigate incidents during the recent conflict. A statement by the government information department said that Sri Lanka has received the text of the report by Ambassador Rapp of the US State Department ... [More]

Sri Lanka: US Report Shows No Progress on Accountability

[Monday, 16 August 2010 18:52] News, Human Rights Articles
[Human Rights Watch, 11 August 2010] One Inquiry ‘Ineffective,’ a Second Raises Concerns (New York) - A US State Department report released on August 11, 2010, shows that Sri Lanka has not yet conducted an effective investigation into laws-of-war violations by government forces and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the final months of the war that ended in May 2009, Human... [More]

SRI LANKA: An Appeal to the women’s movement against inhuman treatment of a young woman on religious grounds

[Saturday, 14 August 2010 08:42] News, Human Rights Articles
[Asian Human Rights Commission] This is a narrative of the husband of the victim, a 17 year old woman with a two month old child, who was subjected to the horrible experience of being beaten about 100 times with the hard centre stem from a coconut frond in the presence of the committee members of the mosque situated in Gokarella in the district of Kurunagalle. This woman had given a birth to a ch... [More]

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GLOBAL PEACE SUPPORT GROUP – UK – TIRELESSLY WORK ON THE CONCEPT OF:
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MOURNS ON THE CONTINUED TRAGEDY OF THE PEOPLE OF North & East of Tamil EELAM WITH THE HOPE OF ALL OF OUR ENDEAVOURS WOULD BRING AN END TO THOSE SUFFERING DURING THE YEAR AHEAD.

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