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| Sri Lanka Upset By U.N. Treatment |
| 2013-08-30 |
The Sri Lankan government said it has received unfair treatment from the United Nations Human Rights Council as the head of the group neared the end of a weeklong official visit to the country.
“There is a perception in the country about the lack of objectivity and fairness in the treatment meted out to Sri Lanka,” Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris told Navanethem Pillay, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to a statement on the MEA’s website.
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| Can the UN get Sri Lanka to #TellTheTruth? |
| 2013-08-30 |
Amnesty’s Yolanda Foster with Dr Manoharan. He believes the security forces killed his son, and has since had to flee the country because of death threats. © Amnesty International
Activists have fought tirelessly to keep Sri Lanka’s human rights crisis on the international agenda. Their courage and persistence could finally be paying off.
By Yolanda Foster from Amnesty International’s Sri Lanka team
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| Navenethem Pillay to meet President Rajapaksa today |
| 2013-08-30 |
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay who is on an official tour of Sri Lanka is due to meet President Mahinda Rajapaksa today.
President's Media Coordinating Secretary Wijayananda Herath noted that the meeting is scheduled to take place at Temple Trees today.
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| Views expressed on HR and Navanethem Pillay on political platforms |
| 2013-08-30 |
UPFA Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa expressed his view;
“This is the first occasion in our country's history where development which encompasses all sectors and subjects is underway. Unfortunately, the opposition cannot see this. These days they are quite busy creating and submitting reports on human rights. They cannot create reports which meet the needs of the people in the villages. They do not speak of the issues faced in the education sector, they do not speak about the issue
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| TNA ASKS PILLAY FOR INTERNATIONAL PROBE |
| 2013-08-30 |
An international independent investigation into allegations of human rights violations in Sri Lanka is necessary for national unity, the Tamil National Alliance informed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay.
Representatives from Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party met the visiting UN human rights chief for an extensive discussion in Colombo today (30), during which they had briefed her on the present political situation in the country and various other issues.
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| Lankan Embassy refutes reports of a maid dying in refrigerator |
| 2013-08-30 |
The Sri Lankan Embassy Tuesday refuted news reports that a housemaid in the Kingdom was frozen to death inside a refrigerator.
A senior official from the embassy told Arab News that the incident was alleged to have been perpetrated by the Saudi sponsor.
“We summoned the housemaid to the mission with the help of the job agent and the Saudi Embassy,” he said, adding that the maid was in good health, except for some burns on her body.
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| Gampaha SP called the Army |
| 2013-08-30 |
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During proceedings held at the Gampaha Chief Magistrate's Court on the Rathupaswala incident yesterday (29), it was revealed that the Superintendent of Police (SP) for Gampaha, had called the Army to disperse the protesters, who were engaged in a demonstration, demanding pure drinking water. President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), Upul Jayasuriya, who appeared on behalf of the aggrieved party, told the Chief Magistrate, Tikiri Jayatilaka, that it had not been revealed as to who had called the Army to come to Rathupaswala and a
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| Bishops take up burning issues with President |
| 2013-08-30 |
Weliweriya violence, northern land allocation, plight of migrant workers, religious harmony, prisoners’ woes etc discussed
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has urged President Mahinda Rajapaksa to duly punish all those who perpetrated violence against the civilians at Weliweriya.
Stressing that steps should be aken to ensure that such acts will not be repeated, the bishops have requested the President to publish the relevant commission reports, without delay.
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| 34 705 Northerners get NICs and birth certificates before elections |
| 2013-08-29 |
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Crowds gather to obtain identification documents
Mobile clinics to provide identification documents to the residents of the Northern Province, jointly conducted by Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE,) Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP,) have provided National Identity Cards and Birth Certificates for 34 705 Northerners in 41 days. As the election approaches the number of people attending these clinics have increased dramatically field officers claim.
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