Posts Tagged ‘Human rights violations’
UN body bars Sri Lanka diplomat Maj Gen Shavendra Silva
[BBC] A controversial Sri Lankan diplomat has been excluded from taking part in the deliberations of a committee advising the United Nations Secretary General. [Full Story]
Read MoreIndia presses Sri Lanka on political reform
[BBC] India’s foreign minister has urged Sri Lanka to move forward with reconciliation and constitutional reform on a trip to the island nation. [Full Story]
Read MoreMinister Baird Comments on Final Report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
[Canada News Centre] Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on the final report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission: “Canada notes the public release of the report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. Although we are still studying the report, the commission has addressed and provided recommendations…
Read MoreSri Lanka: new test of India’s global influence
[Global Post] The Sri Lankan government’s efforts to erase from history the final months of its 25-year-long war against Tamil separatists hit a snag this week, as humanitarian organizations blasted the report of an internal probe into alleged human rights violations and possible war crimes as a whitewash. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lankan president receives response to scathing U.N. report
[CNN] Sri Lanka’s response to a scathing United Nations report alleging war crimes and human rights violations has reached the president’s desk. [Full Story]
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