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| Kahawatte: Fear is the key |
| 2012-12-20 |
Chief suspect dead, but villagers feel they are still not safe
Despite the killing of a man, believed to be the main suspect in the spate of murders in Kahawatte, a fear psychosis still grips the residents.
Ukwattage Abhaya Priyantha, 32, was found stabbed or chopped to death on December 7. According to Police, he was one of the main suspects in the in the area since 2008.
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| Police urge public to use IGP’s help desk |
| 2012-12-20 |
The Police have once again urged the public to seek support from the ‘IGP’s Help Desk’ to solve their problems.
This follows the desk receiving a poor response from the public since its inauguration on Nov. 1, 2012.
Police spokesman SSP Prishantha Jayakody told The Island that the public should make use of the ‘IGP’s Help Desk’ to complain against police officers failing to carry out their duties or to seek advice on how to obtain assistance from the
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| Complaints about beggars and vendors in buses go unheeded |
| 2012-12-20 |
Complaints made by the public about beggars and vendors in buses have fallen on deaf ears with Police reluctant to take action against any culprits.
Even though the Motor Traffic Act, prohibits begging and engaging in business inside buses and trains, the public continues to be harassed. With no other alternative, the lower and middle income groups have to resort to public transport.
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| refuses to release Jaffna University students |
| 2012-12-19 |
The Defence Secretary has turned down a request by the Jaffna University administration and teachers to release the university students who were arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and detained at the Welikanda military camp, it is learnt.
Sources said that the Defence Secretary had informed the Jaffna University Vice Chancellor Wasanthi Arasanayagam that the students would not be released in a hurry or due to any requests, but when he wants to.
Suppression of Jaffna Universi
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| One year on: remembering Khuram Shaikh |
| 2012-12-19 |
As I settle in to enjoy the holidays with my family back in London I can’t help but reflect on the tragic death of Khuram Shaikh who was killed in Sri Lanka on year.
I was in Colombo at the time and received a phone call early on Christmas morning to inform me of the devastating news: Mr Shaikh, a British national, had been attacked and killed by a group of local men at a resort near the southern town of Tangalle.
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| Torture And The Sri Lankan Society: The Psychological Effects Of Torture |
| 2012-12-19 |
“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” -Stephen Biko
Torture is one of the most serious abuses of human rights.Generally torture is referred to as ‘any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person”, for a purpose such as obtaining information or a confession, punishment, intimidation or coercion, ”or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind”.
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| Police silenced, judiciary intimidated, armed forces dragged into civilian duties - Tissa |
| 2012-12-19 |
The government having silenced the Police and ensured that it danced to its political agenda, was now in the process of intimidating the judiciary, legal fraternity and armed forces into subjugation, the main Opposition UNP said yesterday.
UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told a press conference in Colombo that Monday’s armed threat on Attorney-at–Law Gunaratne Wanninayake and his wife, by four unidentified persons in Boralesgamuwa, indicated the re-emergence of the white van culture which was a
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| Three more arrested. |
| 2012-12-19 |
Three persons were arrested on 14th and 15th, by the Terrorism Investigation Unit in the Jaffna peninsula.
The relations of the arrested persons had made complaints to the SriLanka Human Rights Commission Jaffna Regional Branch office yesterday Monday.
From November 30th, Terrorism Investigation unit have arrested Jaffna university students and former rebels including many in the Jaffna peninsula.
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| island :Attack on HR lawyer an attempt to silence Govt’s critics – CaFFE, CHR |
| 2012-12-19 |
The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) and the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) Sri Lanka yesterday jointly claimed that the attack on human rights defender Gunaratne Wanninayaka was an attempt to silence civil society opposing the government’s moves.
They said: Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) and Centre for Human Rights (CHR) Sri Lanka are deeply concerned about an attempt made on the life of Gunaratne Wanninayaka, an outspoken lawyer, on December 17, 2012. Mr. Wanninayaka actively part
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