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| US resolution to build on previous resolution |
| 2013-03-04 |
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The new resolution to be submitted by the United States at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council session in Ge
Asked on Sri Lanka for a second day in succession at the US State Department press briefing, Patrick Ventrell, Acting Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department said that the resolution will ask the Government of Sri Lanka to follow through on its own commitments to its people.
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| SL's Permanent Representative on screening of Channel 4 video |
| 2013-03-04 |
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A video produced by Britain Channel 4 on Sri Lanka was screened on Friday at the United Nations Human Rights Council premises in Geneva.
Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Ravinath Aryasinghe said that subsequent to the screening he had expressed Sri Lanka's stance in this regard to the individuals who attended the screening.
Over 200 delegates representing various countries watched the video that was screened at room number 25 at the UNHRC Pr
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| Tamils keep close watch on govt. move on Sri Lanka: DMK |
| 2013-03-04 |
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Keeping up pressure on the Centre, key UPA ally DMK on Sunday said India should support the U.S.-backed resolution against Sri Lanka in the United Nations for alleged war crimes, and the people of Tamil Nadu and his party were looking forward to the government’s decision with concern.
“India should support the resolution proposed by the United States...people of Tamil Nadu are watching with concern what will be the decision of India on the resolution. We too are (watching),” DMK president M. Karunanidhi told
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| This Is Geneva, Not Colombo: Who Makes War Against Children? |
| 2013-03-04 |
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On the 24th of February, 2013, a panicky letter addressed to the President of the 22nd UN Human Rights Council was sent by Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha urging him to stop the screening the of the Channel 4 documentary ‘No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka’, co-sponsored by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Perhaps the Sri Lankan delegation forgot that it is Geneva, where there is ‘Right to Freedom of Press’, not Colombo, where anyone speaking against the ruling class can be bumpe
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| Resettled families plagued by missing documents lost in war years |
| 2013-03-04 |
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Thousands displaced by the conflict and now back in their homes in the North and East are having a hard time resuming normal life, especially with such setbacks as missing personal files and documents. When required to produce essential documents for official purposes, these people have nothing to show.�During the war, hundreds of families left their homes to seek safety in areas controlled by the security forces.
Now back in their former homes, they find their personal files missing or damaged. School teachers and principal
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| Docs warn of another strike over transfers if talks fail |
| 2013-03-04 |
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With Friday’s strike by doctors crippling work at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL), the defiant branch union of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) at this premier medical facility warned of another 24-hour stoppage of work on Monday if the critical medical officers’ transfer issue was not sorted out.
With the NHSL branch at loggerheads with its mother union, the stage is now set for a decisive battle following a division over an order by Health Secretary, Dr. Nihal Jayathilake to immediatel
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| Women discouraged from employment in Middle East |
| 2013-03-04 |
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“The government has decided to discourage Sri Lankan women going to the Middle East as house maids,” said Minister of Foreign Employment and Promotion Welfare, Dilan Perera, adding over one million Sri Lankan women are employed in the Middle East and the majority of them are in Saudi Arabia.
“Compared with the other Middle Eastern countries such as Lebanon, Jordan and Dubai, the workload for housemaids in Saudi Arabia is unbearable. That is why the age limit has been increased to 25 years for Saudi. The age l
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| India says not seen US Resolution on Sri Lanka |
| 2013-03-04 |
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India says it cannot comment on a procedural resolution that the US was expected to move against the Sri Lankan government on accountability and reconciliation issues at the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council(UNHRC) annual sessions in Geneva since it has not seen the resolution.
Indian High Commissioner Ashok Kantha, asked how India would vote on March 21 in Geneva said "How can I comment on a document that we have not seen. One has to look at the wording before any decision is taken."
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| Prison Riot Report Delayed |
| 2013-03-04 |
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The report into the Welikada prison riot last year has been further delayed, the Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prisons Reforms said.
Secretary to the Ministry G. S. Vithanage said that the report was scheduled to be handed over tomorrow (Monday) but was delayed as the committee probing the report requested more time.
He said that the committee appointed by the Ministry wants another one month to complete its investigations and submit the report.
At least 27 people were killed and more than 40 others were injur
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| Judge asks why Sicille Kotelawala not arrested for past 5 years CID comes under flak |
| 2013-03-04 |
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A fresh judicial warrant was issued by the Colombo High Court last week for the arrest of Mrs. Sicille Kotelawala, the sixth suspect in the Golden Key (GK) case.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) came under flak for its failure to arrest Sicille, wife of Ceylinco Chairman Lalith Kotelawala, during the resumed hearing of the criminal action, with Judge Kumudini Wickremasinghe questioning why no tangible moves had been made to bring her to justice.
Answering court, the CID said the suspect is now living in t
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