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| HRC assures of commitment to rights |
| 2011-07-12 |
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) in a consultative forum with Civil Society Organizations (CSO) assured the Sri Lankan public of its dedication to uphold the rights of all Sri Lankans and redress grievances.
The discussion took place on Monday at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. Addressing the gathering, HRC chairman retired Justice Priyantha Perera, stated: "On an occasion like this, it is relevant to remind ourselves of the constitutional and legislative context in which the Human Rights Commission o
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| Approval for travel to North lifted |
| 2011-07-12 |
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Pre-travel approval for diplomats, INGOs/NGOs to journey to the North has been lifted from today, facilitating North bound travel without producing a Ministry of Defense (MOD) travel approval document, according to the Defence Ministry website.
The Ministry of Defence lifted the imposed pre-travel approval exclusively for foreign passport holders last week.
Further stressing on the provision, individuals and groups intending to visit military installations or meet with military officials will still require approv
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| More funds for N&E post-war recovery |
| 2011-07-12 |
The government has allocated additional funds this year in support of the ongoing post-war recovery programme in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. The Economic Development Ministry has allocated Rs.15,215 million for the Northern and Eastern Provinces under the ‘Uthuru Wasanthaya’ programme, whereas the two Provinces received Rs.10,245 million in 2009/2010.
Additional Secretary, regional development, Economic Development Ministry, Nihal Somawira said that Rs.2,304 million had been allocated for housing , Rs.
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| LLRC disputes Prof. Wijesinghe’s response to BBC |
| 2011-07-12 |
LLRC spokesperson Lakshman Wickramasinghe yesterday expressed concern about a statement made by UPFA National List MP Prof. Rajiva Wijesinghe in an interview with the BBC. The spokesman said: "The Commission was indeed concerned about a comment made on its work by a Government spokesman in a recent BBC programme. The Commission wishes to reiterate that it has an independent mandate derived from the Presidential Warrant dated 15 May 2010 and accordingly the content and the pace of its work, including its work programme,
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| Tamils should discuss their issues with the govt., not with the ‘International Community’ says Ratnasiri |
| 2011-07-12 |
The Senior Minister of Good Governance and Infrastructure Facilities, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake spoke about the need to find an immediate political solution to Sri Lanka’s ethnic problem. Addressing a meeting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Central Committee in the Horana Electorate, he said that the Tamil issue has developed into one where the Tamil community is demanding viable solution to their concerns through constitutional amendments. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Kalutara District Parlia
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| Govt. resettles 410 IDP families in Vadamarachchi |
| 2011-07-06 |
They are being trained in the Northern Province to get a feel of the environment and get an understanding of the culture, customs, Religion and language of the Tamil people before they could carry out development activities.
She said that 30,492 IDP families had been resettled in their former places of abode during the post war period.
The 1067 persons belonging to the 410, families who were transferred from the Vanni and housed temporally at transit camps at Ramavil in the Chavakachcheri Divisional Secretariat area w
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| More IDP families resettled in Mullaitivu |
| 2011-07-02 |
Another batch of 307 Internally Displaced (IDP’s ) families, from the Kadirgamarpuram welfare camp in Vavuniya, were resettled in their former village in the Vallipunanm GS division in Mullaitivu on Tuesday June 28. District Secretary for Mullaitivu S. Pathinathan said on Wednesday. Following the completion of the de-mining process in these areas the government had decided to accelerate the resettlement of the remaining IDPs in the Kadirgamapural Relief camp in Vavuniya.
Pathinathan said That the Minister of Resettl
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| Rizana release :MDL wants Govt. to intervene |
| 2011-07-02 |
The Mothers and Daughters of Lanka (MDL) Organisation yesterday asked the government to intervene in order to save the life of imprisoned Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia.
The Organization also asked the government to put in place laws that will ensure the safety of the women who leave the country for work as it is they who bring in most of the foreign currency.
“It is the women who suffer and work hard to bring in so much of foreign currency not only from abroad but also in the free trade zones a
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| UN Rights Chief warns Lanka |
| 2011-07-02 |
The UN's human rights chief on Thursday warned Sri Lanka not to take too long in probing war crimes allegations, saying failure to carry out a credible inquiry could lead to international action.
"There is now a high level of expectations expressed by member states that
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should seriously inquire into these allegations" of prisoner executions and assaults, said Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
"But this should not be an open-ended process," she stressed
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| Chanel 4 & Darusman Report Designed to convince fools |
| 2011-06-28 |
A transport of Jews from Subcarpathian Rus is taken off the trains and assembled on the ramp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Geoffrey Van Orden heading a group in the EU Parliament said, "we regret that we are having this debate today. I suspect that it has been prompted by extremist elements in the Tamil diaspora - the same people who have helped to sustain the LTTE terrorist campaign over many years, through political activities and funding, often from the proceeds of crime. Instead of trying to bring together t
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