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| Council members slam Lanka |
| 2013-09-10 |
Several members of the UN Human Rights Council today slammed Sri Lanka over the alleged threats faced by people who met the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay during her recent visit to Sri Lanka.
The United States (US) urged the Sri Lankan government to make use of the UN offer of technical assistance on addressing human rights related issues.
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| Fourteen percent of Sri Lankan men admit to rape - UN |
| 2013-09-10 |
Almost a quarter of men surveyed in a UN report looking at violence against women in parts of Asia have admitted to committing at least one rape.
Rape was particularly common within relationships. However, one in 10 men admitted raping a woman who was not their partner.
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| Top human rights activist dies |
| 2013-09-10 |
Leading human rights activist Sunila Abeysekera passed away today after suffering from a prolonged illness.
She passed away while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
Sunila Abeysekera has worked on women’s rights and human rights issues in Sri Lanka and in the South Asia region for over and scholar.
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| MR to attend UN meet |
| 2013-09-09 |
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to attend the high level meeting of the UN General Assembly later this month, Presidential spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said.
However he said the final schedule of the President’s visit to the US for the meeting is still not confirmed.
The High level meetings at the UN in New York will be held from September 23 to October 4.
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| Problem Is Not With The Messenger |
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She is highly educated with a refined intellect and a former judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa. When I met her, along with a small group of civil society activists, she did not come across as arrogant or one to hold grudges, but sober and thoughtful. However, the visiting UN High Comissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay has come under scathing criticism from sections within the government.
They have accused her of bias due, in part, to her Tamil ethnicity, and of having an anti-Sri Lanka agenda. They have
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| DMK asks PM to call off Sri Lanka CHOGM visit |
| 2013-09-09 |
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to boycott the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo in wake of alleged war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan government.
DMK women members organised a protest march in Chennai, demanding Singh to cancel his visit to the meeting.
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| Pillay to make damning statement |
| 2013-09-09 |
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, is expected to highlight the possibility of reprisals and attacks on human rights defenders, journalists and communities she met up with during her recent visit to Sri Lanka, when she makes the opening statement at the 24th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, tomorrow (9).
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| Bar Association appoints committee to study Sri Lanka President's powers to deploy army |
| 2013-09-09 |
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The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has appointed a one-man committee to study the gazette notification assigning powers to the President as the Commander-In-Chief to deploy army personnel to any district.
The BASL is exploring the possibility of challenging the gazette notification in courts.
An executive member of the BASL has told the media that the committee is expected to make some recommendations which will be used to take legal action on the gazette.
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