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| US to bring new human rights resolution against Sri Lanka |
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The US will bring a fresh resolution to the UN Human Rights Council in a bid to force Sri Lanka to deliver on promises to probe its troops for war crimes, top US diplomats announced Monday after talks with Lankan officials.
“The US has decided to sponsor a procedural resolution (against Sri Lanka) at the March 2013 sessions of the UNHRC,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Moore said.
The US recognised Sri Lanka had made “some progress” since the previous US-led censure of Sri Lanka at
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| Rajapaksa government is not keen on a political solution – Suresh Premachandran |
| 2013-01-29 |
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TNA parliamentarian and spokesperson Suresh Premachandran has said during a recent visit to Germany that there were doubts over the future of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka since it is the law of the jungle that prevails in the country after destroying the judiciary and that human rights were being blatantly violated.
The MP has said that steps were being taken to create awareness among members of the international community since the Rajapaksa government was delaying the political solution for the Tamil people and were using t
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| US delegation to Sri Lanka meets Opposition Leader, visits North |
| 2013-01-29 |
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A delegation of three senior officials of the United States visiting Sri Lanka met with the Opposition Leader of the country today.
The US delegation led by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Moore and comprising Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Vikram Singh, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Jane Zimmerman held discussions with the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe today at the official residence of the Colombo Mayor.
According to the media unit of the main opposition United National Part
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| US to raise Sri Lanka human rights at UN |
| 2013-01-29 |
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THE US will bring a fresh resolution to the UN Human Rights Council in a bid to force Sri Lanka to deliver on promises to investigate its troops for war crimes, top US diplomats say after talks with Colombo.
"The US has decided to sponsor a procedural resolution (against Sri Lanka) at the March 2013 sessions of the UNHRC," Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Moore said on Monday.
The US recognised Sri Lanka had made "some progress" since the previous US-led censure of Sri Lanka at the March
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| WikiLeaks: Fight Against Terrorism Is Not Over, Rudrakumaran Is Still In The US – MR To US |
| 2013-01-29 |
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“Finally, the president said that the GSL’s fight against terrorism was not over and that extremist networks continued working abroad and even now had no problem raising money. He noted that Tamil activist Rudrakumaran was still in the U.S. and claimed he was still working to support the LTTE. On the rest of the Tamil diaspora, the president complained that while they were quick with their criticisms of the GSL, most of them had not set foot in Sri Lanka in years.” the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.
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| University administration to hold meeting with DIG |
| 2013-01-29 |
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Three students, following the National Diploma in Technology (NDT) at the Moratuwa University, who were arrested over the January 16 attack on engineering undergraduates, will be produced before an identification parade at the Moratuwa Magistrate’s Court today (28).
Inspector Chammika Sampath, of the Moratuwa Police, told The Island that
four NDT students were arrested in connection with the clash, but one had been released on bail last week.He said that they recorded statements from lecturers, university secur
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| UNHRC To Adopt UPR Report On Lanka |
| 2013-01-29 |
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The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will adopt the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report on Sri Lanka during the 22nd session of the UNHRC which begins next month in Geneva.
According to the agenda of the session Sri Lanka’s UPR report is among a list of UPR reports of countries listed to be adopted at the council session.
The UPR on Sri Lanka was held last November in Geneva, during which, Sri Lanka rejected 98 and accepted 111 recommendations submitted by countries at the UPR.
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| Mid-sea protest by fishermen planned |
| 2013-01-29 |
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Sri Lanka’s Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises Development Minister Douglas Devananda said on Saturday that a mid-sea protest against Indian fishermen for poaching in the country’s waters will be staged by over 5,000 Lankan fishermen.
The protest would be held during the annual feast of St. Anthony in the church on Kachchathivu Island, attended by Indian and Sri Lankan devotees, he told the Sunday Times.
He Indian fishermen were destroying the Sri Lanka’s aquatic resources by using
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| GMOA slams media for “painting a wrong picture” |
| 2013-01-29 |
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The Government Medical Officers’ Association says that media had made the presumption that the doctor was at fault over the incident at the Matara Hospital, which resulted in a law student losing her hand.
It was reported yesterday that initial inquiries found that the amputation of a law student’s hand, after suffering fracture injuries in a fall, was caused due to negligence on the part of the doctor who treated her and the hospital staff.
Preliminary inquiries regarding the incident have not been comp
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| AG’s Dept committed to protect Human Rights - AG |
| 2013-01-29 |
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The Attorney General’s Department is committed towards protecting Human Rights. Law enforcement authorities are dedicated in this endeavour, Attorney General Palith Fernando PC said.
He said the department strengthened institutions that protect Fundamental Rights to see that they are protected in this country.
“We have strengthened the law as much as possible.
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