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HRW backs Rock's claims on child recruitment [by Admin , Nov 25,2006] US based international advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has come out hard on the government, supporting allegations of complicity of state troops in child recruitment first made by the UN and the SLMM. HRW said that it too would be releasing its own report next month. "The HRW will be issuing a report summarising some of our findings from our mission to Sri Lanka last month. Our research was carried out independently and fully supports the findings of Ambassador Rock concerning the Karuna group's abductions and the use of children in Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ampara Distr…

தமிழ் மக்களிற்காக நீதிகேட்டு இன்று 9வது நாளாக சிவந்தன் ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் மனித உரிமைகள் சபை நோக்கி தனது மனிதநேய நடை பயணத்தை தொடர்ந்து வருகின்றார். இவரது பயணத்துடன் அதிகளவிலான மக்கள் தொடர்ச்சியாக இணைந்து வருகின்றனர். இன்று காலை முதல் 10இற்கும் மேற்பட்டவர்கள் சிவந்தனுடன் இணைந்து நடந்து செல்லுகின்றனர். நேற்று 30 பேர் வரையில் இணைந்து நடந்த அதேவேளை, அதற்கு முதல் நாள் 20இற்கும் மேற்பட்டவர்கள் இந்த மனிதநேய நடை பயணத்தில் தம்மை இணைத்திருந்தனர். இன்று காலை முதல் Beauvais என்ற இடத்தில் இருந்து Noailles நோக்கி சிவந்தன் நடந்துகொண்டு இருக்கின்றார். நேற்று 12 மணித்தியாலங்கள் நடந்திருந்த சிவந்தன் 42 கிலோமீற்றர்களைக் கடந்திருந்தார். பிரித்தானியாவில் நூற்றுக்கணக்கான க…

UN tribunal sentenced Ex-Khmer Rouge jailer to 19 years...how about Mahinda and Co! By Satheesan Kumaaran The United Nations-backed tribunal found the former Khmer Rouge chief jailer, Kaing Guek Eav, aka Duch, guilty of war crimes against humanity on July 26, 2010. During the four-year hard-line communist reign from 1975 to 1979, the Khmer Rouge, which was headed by Pol Pot, was blamed for the deaths of 1.7 million Cambodians. Duch was one of the perpetrators of the crimes against humanity and sentenced to 19 years. The question is, why doesn’t the UN do the same for perpetrators in Sri Lanka for unleashing genocidal war against Tamils? The sentencing of th…

[size=1] [size=5]It was a snowy Wednesday evening when the UN held a screening and panel discussion entitled "The Holocaust by Bullets: Uncovering the Reality of Genocide." [/size][/size] [size=1] [size=5]The event was sponsored by the French Mission to the UN; the short but moving films were on Holocaust killings of Jews in Ukraine and of Roma.[/size][/size] [size=1] [size=5]After the first film, UN official Gillian Kitley told the snow-limited audience that the UN's now combined Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect advises Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of development in which mass killing may become possible.[/size][/size] [size=1]…

ATTN- Tamil gangs tackled from 'within' ! By Debabani Majumdar BBC News, London Samurai swords are often the weapon of choice for gang members For a 26-year-old, Abhya's face seems to have too many scars. "That was someone trying to take my eye out with a broken beer bottle," he said pointing to the circular scar almost encircling his right eye. "And this here was a cut from a samurai sword," he added, showing a cut which extends from his hairline to his right eyebrow. The scar sent shivers down my spine, but Abhya, who did not want to be identified, describes a confrontation with a rival group at a wedding in 2005 in Ilford, east Lo…

Selected Writings by Nadesan Satyendra - நடேசன் சத்தியேந்திரா Sathyam Commentary Confronting the Death of Prabhakaran On 18 June 2009, the 31st Day of Prabhakaran's Death [see also Velupillai Prabhakaran - Undying Symbol of Tamil Resistance to Alien Rule ] I have never met Velupillai Prabhakaran. Neither have I ever spoken to him. I did not know him personally. Again, it is not that I have agreed with everything that he said or did. Yet, when he died on 17 May 2009, I felt a deep sense of perso…

Sri Lanka falling short of implementing the recommendations of its own Reconciliation Commission - ESTHER BRIMMER, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations of the United States ESTHER BRIMMER, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations of the United States, said that the Council had to work to attain universality, dialogue, principles, and truth. In today’s networked world hate, insulting and intolerant speech could be marginalized and defeated only by encouraging positive and respectful expression. The pursuit of an honest, open dialogue among Member States was one of the themes which the United States had pledged to pursue and wou…

Sri Lanka warns Indian fishermen NEW DELHI, July 16 APP: The Sri Lankan government has warned Indian fishermen from crossing the international maritime border line. Media reports quoting officials said the warning, which would be effective from Monday, had been sent to the Indian High Commission in Colombo. The fishermen, who cross international maritime border and enter Sri Lankan area would be arrested and their boats seized, Sri Lanka warned. In the meanwhile, the Indian Navy is in a process of installing seven state-of-the-art radars along Tamil Nadu’s eastern coast to monitor movement of boats and to prevent Indian fishermen crossing into Sri La…

(Adds second tsunami warning lifted) By Ahmad Pathoni JAKARTA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean, sparking panic in coastal areas across Southeast Asia and causing at least two deaths. Indonesia issued two tsunami warnings, one after the first quake, and the second after a smaller tremor a few hours later in the same area. However, the Indonesian warnings and most others in the region had been lifted by 1600 GMT. An official at Indonesia's meteorological agency had said gauges measured a wave surge of 1 metre after the first qua…

[size=6][/size] [size=5]Sri Lanka, a country of 20 million, has had democratic institutions and practices since 1931, when universal suffrage (including for women) was granted by the British. Sri Lanka was a poor country, but well-educated and with a range of social services and subsidies which reached the majority rural population. Power changed hands peacefully.[/size] [size=3][size=5]Today, there are many disturbing political issues which did not exist 40 years ago. These include the chaos and destruction caused by the long civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers.[/size][/size] [size=3][size=5]This marked the end of the steady af…

“1978 Constitution places me above the Law” - Sri Lanka's President [TamilNet, Thursday, 18 March 2010, 11:15 GMT] “Republic Constitution of 1978 brought by the then J. R. Jayawardene government places me above the Law. Accordingly judiciary cannot take action against me. The consititution empowers me to punish any soldier of the Sri Lanka Army who works against the country,” Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse said Tuesday while addressing an election rally in support of Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollogama held at Kotte, according media reports from Colombo. “The Foreign Ministry and Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama acted firmly and responded decisi…

Immigrant told to raise English son in Sri Lanka By Stewart Payne A Sri Lankan who entered Britain illegally at the age of 15 has been told that he is likely to be deported and will have to take his English wife and baby son with him - or otherwise run the risk of not being allowed back to see them. Mohammed Samad fled violence in his home country seven years ago. He has since married, has a 17-month-old son, plays cricket for his local team and works as a groundsman for an independent boarding school. Now, at the age of 22, he has been told by the Home Office that he will probably be deported - with no guarantee that he would be able to return to see …

அனைத்து கட்சி குழுவினரின் தீர்வு திட்டம் இது தானாம் ! APRC Proposals to President The following are the proposals handed over to President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) yesterday, on fully implementing relevant provisions in the present Constitution, in order to achieve maximum and effective devolution of powers to the provinces in the short term ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT TO FULLY IMPLEMENT RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION AS A PRELUDE TO THE APRC PROPOSALS 1. Introduction 1.1 The APRC was mandated by the President to prepare a set of proposals that would be the basis for a so…

India calls for north-east merger [by Admin , Nov 25,2006] India has called upon President Mahinda Rajapakse to honour the Indo-Lanka Agreement and give legal force to the north-east merger. The request of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was communicated to President Mahinda Rajapakse by External Affairs Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Thursday at Temple Trees during their one to one meeting. The Sunday Leader learns Menon had told the President the Indo-Lanka Agreement was a bilateral agreement between two sovereign countries subject to international law and cannot be vitiated through a reference to domestic law. Informed sources said th…

Fresh fighting in Sri Lanka Friday, August 11, 2006 Posted: 1828 GMT (0228 HKT) Manage Alerts | What Is This? COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Tamil rebels struck the main military base at Palaly in northern Jaffna Friday, marking the first time rebels have targeted military headquarters during the four-and-a-half-year cease-fire between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tigers. Security forces conduct all military operations against rebels on the northern Jaffna peninsula. Earlier, government troops were locked in a battle of artillery and mortar fire with Tamil rebels at the Muhamalai checkpoint, known as the gateway from government-contr…

LTTE Posses 3 Single Engine Helicopters (LeN-2007 Jan. 02, 7.00pm) The government defense spokesperson minister Keheliya Rambukwella warns, of a possible air strike on the Parliament or the Presidents house, based on the information received by the security forces about 3 single engine helicopters said to be in the possession of the LTTE. He was answering a question raised by a journalist whether there were plans of arresting the Editor of the Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickremetunga on charges of writing about a bunker, said to be built for the President. When the minister categorically stated that Lasantha Wickremetunga was not arrested, the journalist requi…

Sri Lanka offers cash, devolution to end ethnic bloodshed COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has offered 1.25 billion dollars to rebuild embattled regions and asked his advisors to come up with a power-sharing plan to end decades of ethnic bloodshed. மேலும் வாசிக்க,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, HERE

Well-Known Businessman in Spice Trade Mohammed Ibrahim In Custody After Two of his Sons Were Identified As Suicide Bombers Who Attacked Two Hotels and Daughter in Law Set Off Explosion at Dematagoda Residence. Posted by Administrator on 24 April 2019, 10:47 pm By Chathuri Dissanayake and Uditha Jayasinghe The Government yesterday said a new splinter group of the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) had been identified as having links to the Easter Sunday attacks, as the number of arrested grew to 60 and the death toll rose to 359, with the country’s security remaining on high alert. The number of arrested rose to 60 on Wednesday with 32 of them in Crimi…

What is Bitcoin halving? After every 210,000 blocks, Bitcoin goes through a process called “halving.” This mechanism was integrated into the protocol by Satoshi Nakamoto himself. After a protocol goes through “halving,” it cuts the supply of new Bitcoins in half, halving the miner's block production rewards, as well. Will Bitcoin go up after halving? Bitcoin tends to drop before and after a block-reward halving in the short term. ... Because the halving drops the amount of BTC that is mined as Bitcoin approaches its fixed supply of 21 million, miners will earn less BTC after the halving for performi…

Passionate librarian saved precious volumes of books By Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai Rohini Pararajasingam, a Jaffna Tamil woman is unknown to many. She is soft spoken, and a person with highest qualities, is proud to have saved 35,000 volumes of valuable books during the conflict in the peninsula. She served as the Assistant Librarian, and climbed the ladders with colours and dedicated service, and promoted as the Chief Librarian at the prestigious University of Jaffna. She served for 35 years, as Jaffna Peninsula has witnessed the worst years during the conflict. She was promoted as the Chief Librarian of the University of Jaffna in 1994, and retir…

Sri Lankans Accuse Him of Wartime Atrocities. California May Decide. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother to the former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, at home in Colombo in December.CreditAdam Dean for The New York Times In the decade since Sri Lanka’s civil war ended, a former wartime defense chief has successfully dodged accusations of crimes against humanity. He may soon run for president. But the accusations, which are supported by United Nations inquiries, recently caught up with him in a California parking lot…

SLA soldiers fire at civilian bus in Jaffna [TamilNet, April 24, 2006 15:27 GMT] Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers opened fire at a civilian bus at Kanakappuliyady junction around 7:15 p.m. Monday. At least 2 civilian passengers were killed, according to initial reports from civilians sources in the area. Exact casualty details are not available at the moment. The attack on the civilian bus has taken place 2 km from the Claymore explosion site at Sarasalai-Meesalai border where a SLA soldier was killed around 5:00 p.m. SLA sources claimed their troopers shot at the bus after gunshots were fired at them from the bus.

The economy can take another 18 months of war Recently sworn in as a MP and acting as a Special Advisor to the President Basil Rajapaksa, believes it is more important to have the support of the people towards the political solution, than trying for a two thirds support in the House. He argues that the 13th amendment failed the last time around simply because it did not win the trust of the people, even if the government had more than a two thirds majority in Parliament. Spearheading the government’s Eastern development programme, he also maintains that the government has successfully handled the displaced civilians in the East. Denying reports of criti…

விடுதலைப் புலிகளிடம் இருந்து கருணாவை பிரித்ததும் கருணாவையும் பிள்ளையானையும் மோதவிட்டு பிரித்ததும் கே.ரிறாஜசிங்கம். - நிதர்சனம் கடந்த 3 வருடமாக வெளியிட்ட தகவல்களை உறுதிப்படுத்தி சண்டேலீடர் தரும் விறுவிறுப்பான தகவல். [ Qhapw;Wf;fpoik, 11 etk;gH 2007 ] [ n[auhrh ] Documents on plan to rid Karuna from Lanka surface President and Douglas involved in discussion in Geneva Diplomatic passport number issued to Karuna is D 1944260 President told to get Defence Ministry approval for ouster Document says President promised to do needful in June Shocking documentary evidence has surfaced that the plan to get rid of LTTE renegade commander Karuna was discus…

Sinhalese police officer arrested in Matara [TamilNet, Monday, 15 January 2007, 18:26 GMT] A former officer in-charge of the Trincomalee Harbour Police was arrested Monday with a suspect, allegedly belonging to Liberation Tigers, in possession of 4.5 million rupees inside a hotel in Matara in the southern province, media sources in Colombo said quoting security forces. Mr.Indika Perera, the arrested officer, had returned after a two-year leave in a foreign country, sources said. According to initial inquiry the LTTE suspect is from Chelvanayakapuram, a suburb, about 3 km off north of Trincomalee town, media sources further said.