Sri Lanka gets temporary reprieve on EU trade scheme

By pearlaction | December 2, 2008 |

[ Reuters ] A trade scheme that boosted Sri Lanka’s top export, garments, will remain in place while the European bloc completes a human rights probe that could lead to withdrawal of concessionary terms, Sri Lanka said on Tuesday. “We will enjoy the facility until the investigation is over,” S. Ranugge, secretary at the ministry…

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RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: War May See EU Duty Concessions Cut

By pearlaction | April 8, 2008 |

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EU warns Sri Lanka rights abuses threaten trade concessions

By pearlaction | March 18, 2008 |

[AFP] The European Union threatened on Tuesday to withhold trade concessions from Sri Lanka due to the island’s worsening human rights record. Colombo has come under fire for its rights record, with Human Rights Watch saying recently at least 1,500 people “disappeared” between 2006 and 2007 — mostly ethnic Tamils living in the island’s restive…

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