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| Sri Lanka dismisses documentary on Prabhakaran son's death allegedly in cold blood |
| 2013-02-20 |
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A British channel has come out with a documentary featuring the pictures of the alleged cold-blooded killing of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son, which was on Tuesday dismissed by Sri Lanka as "lies, half truths and numerous forms of speculation".
The Channel 4 documentary titled 'No War Zone: The killing fields of Sri Lanka' is to be aired in Geneva at the next session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in March.
The pictures have once again raised questions over
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| Youth sentenced to death in Qatar - appeal filed |
| 2013-02-20 |
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An appeal has been filed at a court in Qatar against a death sentence handed to a Sri Lankan youth in Qatar.
International Media reports say that, the appeal had been made by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Qatar.
Labour Relations officer at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Qatar, W.A.M. Wansekara said that approval had been given by the Bureau of Foreign Employment to pay the court expenses for the appeal.
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| EU to push for accountability |
| 2013-02-20 |
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The European Union (EU) will push for accountability from Sri Lanka during the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva next month.
A statement following the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels yesterday said that the EU will also support efforts aimed at keeping the issues of accountability and reconciliation as well as the current human rights situation in Sri Lanka on the agenda of the Human Rights Council.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council adopted the conclusions on the stand it will take over var
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| Tamara out, Dissanayaka new envoy to Cuba |
| 2013-02-20 |
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Sarath Dissanayaka, the former Director General of the Publicity Division of the External Affairs Ministry, has taken up the appointment as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Cuba and also accredited to Argentina.
Sri Lanka’s former Permanent Representative to Geneva Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam had earlier been appointed to the post but according to the Asian Tribune website she has now been “thrown to the wolves”.
She was supposed to take over as Ambassador to Cuba but Asian Tribune learnt that for
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| Desire to silence outspoken journalists seen in murder attempt |
| 2013-02-20 |
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Reporters Without Borders and its partner organization, Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka, firmly condemn an attempt to murder Sunday Leader journalist Faraz Shaukatally on the night 15 February, when he was shot and wounded by gunmen inside his Colombo home. Doctors say his life is no longer in danger.
“This appalling shooting suggests that the enemies of media freedom are trying to silence those journalists who still dare to report the news freely,” Reporters Without Borders and Journalists for Democracy in
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| Clergy Want Int'l Probe on Sri Lanka Civil War |
| 2013-02-20 |
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Christian clergy from Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil-majority north have asked the U.N. Human Rights Council to push for an independent international inquiry into alleged atrocities in Sri Lanka's civil war.
A letter dated Monday and signed by 133 Roman Catholic, Anglican and Methodist pastors and nuns said the government lacks the will to resolve causes of the conflict on its own.
Both the government and the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels have been accused of serious human rights violations during the quarter-ce
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| First draft of the US resolution: Promoting Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka |
| 2013-02-20 |
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Here is the first draft of the resolution to be submitted by the US to the Human rights Council and circulated by the UN Mission Geneva. ( Please note that this is a not a confirmed official US document yet )
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant instruments,
Recalling Human Rights Council Resolution 19/2 on Promoting Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka,
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| Desire to silence outspoken journalists seen in murder attempt |
| 2013-02-20 |
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Reporters Without Borders and its partner organization, Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka, firmly condemn an attempt to murder Sunday Leader journalist Faraz Shaukatally on the night 15 February, when he was shot and wounded by gunmen inside his Colombo home. Doctors say his life is no longer in danger.
“This appalling shooting suggests that the enemies of media freedom are trying to silence those journalists who still dare to report the news freely,” Reporters Without Borders and Journalists for Democracy in
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| Who Will Speak For Tamils At UNHRC? |
| 2013-02-20 |
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Our President declared in India that everyone has a right to protest in a democracy. But Tamils are questioned over religious functions and protesters are ducked in dirty engine oil, locked up or worse. He claimed to be performing a Suprabhata Seva for Venkateswara. But that seemed intresting given how many Hindu temples have been destroyed during the war. Claiming ‘a private visit’ he reportedly met the head of RAW, Alok Joshi.
The rejection of 5,000 metric tonnes of diesel imported by Lanka IOC on grounds of qual
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| Call for a strong and action oriented resolution on Sri Lanka - Mannar Bishop |
| 2013-02-20 |
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The bishop of Mannar and Sri Lanka call for tough action by the Human Rights Council and for an independent international commission of inquiry into violations of international law in this very very brave statement
To: The President and all members of the UN Human Rights Council
Call for a strong and action oriented resolution on Sri Lanka at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council
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