Hidden from View, Sri Lanka is trampling over the Rights of its Tamil Population Posted on September 27, 2023 By Admin An article by Edward Mortimer is a former Director of Communications for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, now chairs the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice. Published on The Independent 12th August 2014 With all the horrors taking place in Gaza, Ukraine, Iraq, and Syria, Sri Lanka has understandably fallen off the international radar. However, what you must know is that this suits Sri Lanka’s President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, just fine. Read Full Article Uncategorized
Human Rights Day 2010 Posted on October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 Human Rights Day 2010: Time to Establish International War Crime inquiry in Sri Lanka The promotion and protection of human rights has been a major challenge for the United Nations since 1945, when the Organization’s founding nations resolved that the horrors of The Second World War should never be allowed to… Read More
The UN’s ‘grave failure’ in Sri Lanka demands an Answer Posted on September 27, 2023 FRANCES HARRISON THE GLOBE AND MAIL Last updated Friday, Nov. 16 2012, 4:37 PM EST It’s been called Ban Ki-moon’s Rwanda moment: a little-reported war three years ago on a tiny Indian Ocean island where tens of thousands of civilians were slaughtered, waiting for the United Nations to come and… Read More
Alleged Sri Lankan war criminal Jagath Dias withdrawn as diplomat from Berlin Posted on October 2, 2023 The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) According to media reports, Jagath Dias, a former Sri Lankan Army Commander suspected of having committed war crimes, was withdrawn from the Sri Lankan Embassy in Berlin. Dias held the position of a deputy ambassador for Germany, Switzerland and the Vatican… Read More