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42,000 Sri Lankan Tamil IDPs Return home. More to follow .
Exactly six months after the deletion of terrorist organization LTTE and it's entire leadership by Sri Lankan security forces that marked the end of 30 years of armed conflict in Sri Lanka,... UN rights chief calls for investigation in Sri Lanka
This call from UN Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay has repeatedly called for investigation into war crimes committed by both sides. However, the highly politicized UN Human Rights Council voted in favor (27 in... Remarks by the President on a New Beginning
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much. Good afternoon. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning; and for over a... New Aristocracy in Tibet: CCP loyalists
After last year's massive demonstrations inside Tibet, the Chinese government, yet again brutally used barrel guns and tanks to crush the non-violent demonstrators who were raising their grievances to the Chinese Government to grant more human rights and freedom for the... Tiananmen Square Anniversary -- China Steps Up Repression
With the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square approaching, Chinese authorities have stepped up surveillance of activists and human rights workers. People have been detained and threatened with violence for...
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March 21: Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Each year on March 21, the United Nations marks the day in 1960 when peaceful protesters were shot by police in South Africa when they were demonstrating against apartheid there. Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says that the massacre in 1960 represents... Sri Lanka End the genocidal 'war' on civilians -Human Right Watch
End 'war' on civilians -HRW [ Friday, 20 February 2009, 09:16.58 AM GMT +05:30 ] Army Shells and Detains Displaced Persons, The Sri Lankan government should immediately cease its indiscriminate artillery attacks on civilians in the northern Vanni region and its policy... 38 civilians arrested in Gampaha town
"38 civilians arrested in Gampaha town [TamilNet, Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 17:18 GMT] Thirty eight civilians were taken into custody in cordon and search operations conducted in Gampaha town from Sunday evening till Monday evening. 25 of them are Tamil civilians,...Jaffna SLA dishonors Court recommendation on moving HSZ boundarie
Jaffna SLA dishonors Court recommendation on moving HSZ boundaries [TamilNet, Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 02:51 GMT] The committee appointed by Supreme Court to consider the Courts' recommendation to expedite resettlement of displaced residents from the Sri Lanka Army (SLA)... Journalist Sathiyamoorthy killed inside Safe Zone
Journalist Sathiyamoorthy killed inside Safe Zone[TamilNet, Saturday, 14 February 2009, 19:08 GMT]Puniyamoorthy Sathiyamoorthy, journalist and political analyst, well-known and highly respected by the Tamils in... Sri Lankan Army shoots dead 2 Tamil youths in Jaffna
SLA shoots dead 2 Tamil youths in Jaffna [TamilNet, Thursday, 12 February 2009, 11:14 GMT] Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers engaged in road patrol opened fire on two youths killing them on the spot, Thursday around 11:30 a.m near Thirunelveali junction on...Colombo orders all health workers to immediately leave Vanni
"Colombo orders all health workers to immediately leave Vanni [TamilNet, Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 06:57 GMT] Health ministry officials in Colombo issued Tuesday a 'final warning' to the 8 doctors and around one thousand medical and health workers of Mullaiththeevu and... 250 patients evacuated, return of ICRC to Vanni urged
250 patients evacuated, return of ICRC to Vanni urged[TamilNet, Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 15:21 GMT]Two foreign officials of the ICRC officials left Vanni Tuesday around 5:00 p.m. in a ship transporting 250 seriously wounded patients, including 50 children, all wounded in... UN states, children shocked due to Sri Lankan conflict
UN states, children shocked due to Sri Lankan conflict [Monday February 09 2009 04:21:39 AM GMT] UNICEF states, Sri Lankan children are being utterly traumatized during the conflict in Sri Lanka, as families hid in underground shelters with very few resources. ... Sri Lankan Police shoots dead Tamil youth in Colombo
Police shoots dead Tamil youth in Colombo [TamilNet, Monday, 09 February 2009, 12:27 GMT] A Tamil youth who was arrested in a cordon and search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka police was shot dead Sunday while the arrestee was being taken in manacled position in a police...
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