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| TNA urges Govt. to punish culprits |
| 2011-06-22 |
The TNA, while asking the government to bring those responsible for Thursday’s attack on the party meeting in Alaveddi to book, reiterated that they were committed to working with the government on matters of urgent concern of their people and to find an acceptable and lasting political solution within a united country.
TNA leader R. Sampanthan said in a statement to the House that this incident was a very serious attack on democracy, a flagrant violation of human rights and the freedom to engage in legitimate and democratic po
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| Crippling blow to freedom of expression |
| 2011-06-22 |
Civil society groups and media organizations said yesterday the defeat of the Right to Information Bill in parliament had dealt a crippling blow to the freedom of expression, turning it into an empty shell.
Citizens Right and Collective of Media Organizations (CRCMO) said it was only Sri Lanka that failed to recognize the right to information and there was no rationale behind the government’s decision to prevent Sri Lankans the legal right to information.
The CRCMO said even on earlier occasions the government h
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| ‘Info on detained LTTE suspects accessible’ |
| 2011-06-19 |
The relatives of the LTTE suspects now in security forces custody have got the opportunity to get information relating to those suspects around the clock at 3 places located at the units of the Terrorist Investigation Divisions in the island.
A vast number of people from the districts of Vavuniya, Mannar, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu and Jaffna arrive at the investigation unit commissioned at the Vavuniya Police Station.
Most relatives who come to these units expect to get information about those who were abducted or missi
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| 500 more ex-combatants to be released |
| 2011-06-19 |
Another batch consisting of 500 rehabilitated LTTE cadres is to be released into society at the end of this month in Vavuniya, Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe said.
“The ex LTTE cadres were to be integrated into society as most of them are having continuous health diseases, some are disabled and most of them have family issues”, he said.
“Some of their children are sick and also their families, so we had to consider these factors. But all of them have undergo
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| Tamils in detention camps being harassed: WESL |
| 2011-06-15 |
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‘We are Sri Lankans (WESL)’ an organization agitating for the release of Tamil political prisoners said yesterday Tamils held in prisons and detention camps countrywide were allegedly being abused and neglected by prison authorities.
WESL Executive Committee member and former Inter University Students Federation Convener Udul Premaratne told a media briefing they had received information that individuals who were arrested on suspicion of having links to the LTTE were being harassed by inmates and prison officers.
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| Govt. intimidating workers, trade unionists at K’nayake |
| 2011-06-12 |
Alleged government sponsored goons and agents keep on intimidating Free Trade Zone (FTZ) workers and trade unionists two weeks after the protest at Katunayake, trade unionists say. They claim that the CID questioned factory managers on Friday and Saturday to seek information about ‘trouble makers.’
“The CID has questioned workers for weeks now and has been meeting managers of factories in the last few days,” said Anton Marcus of the Free Trade Zone and General Services Union (FTZGSU.) Meanwhile, the Chairma
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| Sri Lankan women ‘routinely raped’ in Jordanian factory |
| 2011-06-10 |
Scores of young Sri Lankan women working in a garment factory called ‘Classic Factory’ in Jordan sewing clothing for world renowned clothing outlets have suffered routine sexual abuse and repeated rapes, and in some cases even torture, a report released by an organization called Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights said.
Issuing a full detailed report, the US based organization said, quoting one of the young rape victims at the factory, that, “Women who refuse the sexual advances of Classic's managers are
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| CHR condemns police attack on Katunayake EPZ protesters - Guarantee the constitutional right to peaceful protest |
| 2011-06-01 |
The Centre for Human rights (CHR) yesterday condemned the Police attack on the protesters from the Katunayake Free Trade Zone (FTZ), who were demonstrating against the proposed pension scheme for private sector. A media release issued by the CHR said: "Article 14 of the Constitution guarantees that ‘every citizen is entitled to – (b) the freedom of peaceful assembly, (c) the freedom of association, (d) the freedom to form and join a trade union’. Therefore the government and its agents do not have the r
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| Army preparing report on war |
| 2011-05-29 |
The Sri Lanka Army is preparing a comprehensive report on the war with testimonies from those who fought on the frontlines, army sources said yesterday.
A senior army officer who served in the war front during the final stages said the army was of the view that the report could be used by the government to counter allegations of human rights violations.
The report is being prepared by a committee comprising senior army officers appointed by Army Commander Jagath Jayasuriya.
The report will be based on the expe
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| Govt. to launch fresh probe on HR violations |
| 2011-05-25 |
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Sri Lanka would appoint a five member panel of judges to initiate fresh investigations into Human Rights and Fundamental Rights violations in the North-East and report back to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRC), officials said.
The newly appointed Chairman of the HRC, retired Supreme Court Judge Priyantha Perera told Daily Mirror yesterday that three members of the five member panel of judges should be Sinhalese and the other two one each from the Tamil and the Muslim Communities respectively selected from among ret
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