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Keenie Meenie Services Keenie Meenie | How the British were involved in Sri lankan civil war Keenie Meenie Services – the most powerful mercenary company you’ve never heard of – was involved in war crimes in Sri Lanka for which its shadowy directors have never been held accountable. Now an explosive new film exposes the extent of these war crimes. Following investigative journalist Phil Miller as he uncovers secret diplomatic cables, and meets insiders who reveal the British government’s support for Keenie Meenie and the continuing cover-up. Keenie Meenie provides long overdue evidence on the crimes of the people who make a…

The first picture won a prize and the second one became controversial VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL A controversy has arisen on Sweden because of the Paul Hansen’s picture, which won in the Swedish Picture of the Year Awards 2011, in the picture we can see Fabienne, a 14 year old girl who was murdered by the police after she was caught stealing two chairs and some paintings from a store after earthquake hits Haiti.. (Photo Paul Hansen) Now is know that there were 14 journalist in the scene at the moment of the girl’s death, which has unleashed critics and a debate about the photographers’ ethic. The controversy became when the photograph Nathan Weber published a picture of …

ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியத்தில் புலிகள் மீது தடை விதிப்பது தொடர்பில் அதன் அங்கத்துவ நாடுகளையிடையே கருத்து வேறுபாடு ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த தடை நடவடிக்கைக்கு நார்டிக் நாடுகள் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்து வருகின்றது. இதனால் ஐரோப்பாவில் புலிகள் அமைப்புக்கு தடை ஏதும் ஏற்பட வாய்ப்பு குறைவு என்று தெரிகின்றது. EU divided, may not ban LTTE By M.R. Narayan Swamy, New Delhi: The European Union is sharply divided over outlawing Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas, and indications are a ban is not immediately in the offing despite this week's suicide bomb attack blamed on the insurgents. The 25-nation grouping is debating whether or not it should declare the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam…

Advani wants food and medicine sent to Lanka Chennai, Sept. 20(PTI): Expressing concern over "deterioration of situation" in the North and North eastern parts of Sri Lanka due to prolonged curfew imposed by the island government,senior BJP leader L K Advani today said the Indian government should send humanitarian aid to the Sri Lankan Tamils by despatching food and medicine. He told reporters that the aid, in consultation with the Sri Lankan government, should be routed through the Red Cross. Opposing the LTTE's demand for a separate Tamil Eelam, Advani said solution to the ethnic problem should be found within a unified Sri Lanka. Ensuring justice to S…

Last month the United Nations published a highly critical internal report in which it admitted it didn’t do enough to protect Tamil civilians in the final months of the Sri Lanka civil war. In late 2008, the UN had withdrawn staff from the northern part of the country in anticipation of the Sri Lanka government’s bloody military offensive against the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, more commonly known as Tamil Tigers). Tamil civilians had pleaded with the UN to stay at the time, but the international organization said it was unable to ensure the safety of its staff members. Still, the new report raises real questions about the international community’s response du…

By M. A. Sumanthiran - M A Sumanthiran ‘I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent’. Grief is the inevitable consequence of violence. The tragic and inexcusable events of Weliweriya have left its residents with unimaginable grief. Akila Dinesh Jayawardena was a 17 year-old student of Chandrajothi Vidhyalaya, Yakkala. He was killed by a soldier’s bullet as he inched through protestors searching for his mother. As his body lay at the mortuary of the Gampaha hospital on the evening of August 1, two others, Ravishan Perera and Nilantha Pushpakumara, fought for their lives. But they too did…

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Tamil Eelam are prepared, up dated and posted for the benefit of those who are interested in the concept of Tamil Eelam, in Tamil Eelam studies and in the Tamil struggle of Sri Lanka. 1. What is Tamil Eelam ? 2. Why did Tamils in Sri Lanka want Tamil Eelam ? 3. Who is the leader of Tamil Eelam ? 4. Is Tamil Eelam a communist idea ? 5. What is the present state of Tamil Eelam ? 6. Is there religious freedom in Tamil Eelam ? 7. Can any one travel to Tamil Eelam ? 8. Who is LTTE ? 9. Where can I find more information ? 1. What is Tamil Eelam ? Tamil Eelam is a de facto state in Indian Ocean. It is locate…

Russia And China Challenge The U.S. Dollar's Global Reserve Status If you’ve blinked over the last month, you may have missed it… China and Russia are taking their shot at the U.S. dollar. And as often happens with consequential news in the United States and the West, no one seems to notice or even care. Since the beginning of the year, I have been writing about the possibility of Russia and China challenging the US dollar’s global reserve status. Now, it’s happening. Source: Quoth The Raven It shouldn’t be any surpri…

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The issuing of Tamil Eelam national identity cards was officially begun today, on 1 January 2007 with the very first Tamil Eelam national identity card issued to the Tamil National Leader, V Pirapaharan. The Commissioner of Tamil Eelam Department of Registration of Persons, S Jeyenthiran, handed the first national identity card to the Tamil National Leader today. 31 December 2006 http://www.ltteps.org/

Tamils ordered to vacate lodges in Pettah [2ND LEAD] Tamil owners of 68 lodges in Pettah (Peaddai) Police Division in Colombo have been instructed by the Police Officer in Charge of Pettah to immediately expel around 5000 Tamil tenants from Northeast and Upcountry, currently staying in 68 lodges in Pettah, to their "native places" within 24 hours before the military is deployed to forcefully transport the inmates. Chief Inspector Jayaratne, the OIC, Thursday evening summoned the owners of the lodges on short notice to convey the warning, lodge owners told media. Tension prevails in Pettah as Tamil parliamentarians were trying to get in touch with the Sri Lankan govern…

Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers in the UK are at risk of torture if returned to Sri Lanka, according to a landmark ruling by a British tribunal. An asylum and immigration tribunal on Monday upheld an appeal by a Sri Lankan refugee known only as Mr LP. The ruling is also intended to offer guidance for similar cases in the UK. Mr LP's lawyers argued that he was at risk of torture if he returned home because of his perceived support for Tamil Tiger separatists. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6937471.stm

Despite many expecting a ‘naming and shaming’ in the content of the UN report on Sri Lanka, UN sources in Geneva state that the names of individuals accused of perpetrating the alleged abuses during the final phases of the conflict in Sri Lanka were never intended to be published in the report. Sources told Daily Mirror that the names of the accused were never intended to be included as part of the report as the OISL (OHCHR investigation on Sri Lanka) was a human rights investigation and not a criminal inquiry. It was pointed out that in the case of Sri Lanka; comparatively few lists were submitted to the investigation panel and that too through zonal investigation …

Nearly 2,500 drivers have been hit with fines for using road lanes reserved for London 2012 Olympics VIPs, transport bosses have said. Transport for London figures show that £312,000 has been paid by drivers who were caught driving in the Games Lanes, despite being given a six-day period of grace when they were first introduced. Only warnings were issued in that time to give drivers a chance to get used to the idea. The 30 miles (48km) of lanes, used to transport athletes, officials and the media, were brought in on July 25. But last week, London mayor Boris Johnson admitted that many of the lanes had been “turned off” because they were not needed because so …

இந்த கட்டுரையை வாசித்தபொழுது, எனக்கு தோன்றியது என்னவென்றால், சாதாரணமாக இங்கே பிறந்தவர்கள், மொழிபிரச்சனை இல்லாதவர்களே கஷ்டப்படும் பொழுது ஆங்கிலமொழி அல்லது அந்தந்த நாடுகளின் மொழி அதிகம் பரீட்சயமில்லாதவர்கள் உளவியல்ரீதியான பிரச்சனைகள் வரும்போது எவ்வளவு கஷ்டப்படுவார்கள் என்பதே. எங்களது சமூகத்தில் கூட இந்த உளவியல்சம்பந்தமான தொழிசார்நிபுணர்களும் அதிகம் இல்லை என்பதும் கவலையான விடயம். Suicide prevention programs are a cornerstone of the mental health system, but how well do they work? - ABC News By Bridget Judd Posted 6 days ago For every death by suicide, as many as 30 others attempt to end their life. Australia has a suicide problem — it seems we can all agr…

By Nimal Vinayagamoorthy – Nimal Vinayagamoorthy The victory of President-elect Joe Biden as the 46th President of a long standing democracy and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, an accomplished woman sharing Tamil origins, has excited the human rights and democracy loving world. The Eelam Tamils have trod a careful path wondering if the new government can change their fate. One may recall, it was the Democrats under Barrack Obama who nailed Sri Lanka with successive resolutions from 2012 onwards at the UNHRC. After the defeat of Mahinda Rajapaksa in the Presidential elections of 2015, on October 1st USA co-sponsored resolution 30/1 with the so-ca…

URL: http://www.tamileelamnews.com/News/NewStories/963495735.shtml Retrived on 4/11/2022 at 11:09pm E UTHR (Jaffna) and its activities [Jaffna University Staff, July 13, 2000 ] We the members of the teaching staff of the University of Jaffna wish to express our anger and resentment at the reports published by the so called University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) regarding the recent happenings in the Jaffna peninsula. The information contained in these r…

Business with philanthropy Sri Lanka's Dr Lalith Kotelawala's business card is actually six cards printed on either side with five folds, listing all the companies that are part of his company, Ceylinco Consolidated. As a Sinhala Christian, Kotelawala is part of a minority group, but as the head of 256 companies that employ more than 30,000 people, he is also acknowledged as one of the country's leading business personalities. He reveals for the first time how he entered a Tamil Tiger's home, was welcomed, and how he believes that the chances for peace in the nation have never been better. Kotelawala's uncle was the third prime minister of Sri Lan…

Sri Lanka is set to buy at least 10,000 tonnes of food from India, to be shipped from Chennai to shortages-hit Jaffna in the island's north, according to informed sources. Arrangements are on to buy a wide variety of food items used in Tamil kitchens and transport them by the sea from Tamil Nadu. Separately, food items may also be shipped from Nagapattinam, also in Tamil Nadu, to Kayts Island, off Jaffna. The decision follows meetings here late last month when President Mahinda Rajapakse and Social Services and Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda of Sri Lanka urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to help overcome food shortages in Jaffna peninsula. The Sri L…

Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Gotabhaya Rajapakse said that an investigation into Sinhala LTTE cadres had revealed that there were several Sinhala women who underwent training in the handling of arms under the LTTE. They have so far evaded arrest but will be tracked soon, he told The Island yesterday. According to the information divulged by the male Sinhala LTTE cadres, now under the arrest, several female Sinhala cadres had undergone LTTE training in places yet to be disclosed. He said that 19 Sinhala LTTE cadres had been arrested and further arrests would be made, based on the information received through their confessions and statements. …

In 1990, Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested at Colombo airport trying to smuggle dossiers on the "disappeared" out of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva. Rajapaksa, then an rising politician from the country's south, worked to organize the mothers of the "disappeared" during an insurrection of 1988-90, when more than 16,000 people went missing. Today, Rajapaksa is Sri Lanka's sixth president, leading a government accused of egregious human rights abuses. Since fighting between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam resumed in full vigor in mid-2006, civilians have become the primary target - not just in direct clashes but in the insidious "dirty w…

India is not likely to make a response to the contents of the report of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights on Sri Lanka, as it mainly waits for the language of the resolution being drafted by US and western nations. On Wednesday, the landmark report on the last few years of Sri Lanka’s civil war was tabled in Wednesday, which called upon the setting up of “hybrid” courts with international and Sri Lankan lawyers and jurists to probe and address human rights violations by security forces and Tamil tigers. Incidentally, the UN human rights commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said that the report does not conclude that a “genocide” had been committed …

The Mullivaikkal Massacre was a genocide. This period saw the deaths of 70,000-140,000 Tamil civilians, primarily due to the Sri Lankan military’s intentional shelling of safe zones and extrajudicial executions, the maiming of thousands from that shelling, and at least hundreds of incidents of sexual violence. . In the week ahead of May 18th, PEARL is deconstructing the term genocide. Our series of posts will build on arguments presented in last year’s photo exhibit “Tamil Resistance & Resilience In the Face of Genocide” to demonstrate the final phase of the armed conflict was a genocide committed by the Sri Lankan government against the Tamil people. . It is …

Intellectuals for Human Rights (IFHR) in its report for this year said the Human Rights situation in Sri Lanka has suffered a major setback in the first 10 months with the rule of law, individual liberty and the independence of the Judiciary having received an unprecedented beating. According to the report issued yesterday to coincide with United Nations Human Rights Day, 148 females were murdered and 408 raped during the period under review, but only 10 cases had been filed in courts. The rise of the extrajudicial killings and inhuman torture clearly indicates the lack of respect of society for legal procedures and the rights of the citizens. It symbolizes the lawles…

“The Cardinal never even visited our church or spoke to our children. He came directly to the Navy Head Quarters for the meeting and left soon after. On my way to the meeting, it was pouring with rain. As I was exhausted when passing my old home, I asked a Navy officer there if I could take shelter from the rain there as it was where I used to live. He refused and told me that I’d better continue on my way,” said a village elder in desolation. “Whatever they (the Government) are offering you, please accept, as I will come forward as your guarantor,” said His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith to the people of Mullikulam, at the outset of the meeting[1] held …