IIGEP departs – a Requiem for Justice and Human Rights

By pearlaction | April 16, 2008 |

[ AHRC ] The eleven-member International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) consisted of representatives from India, France, Indonesia, the United States, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Canada, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan, abandoned their efforts to assist the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Violations of Human Rights. They were…

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

By pearlaction | April 8, 2008 |

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Sri Lanka accused over massacre

By pearlaction | April 1, 2008 |

[BBC] A human rights group in Sri Lanka has blamed local security forces for the massacre of 17 aid workers in 2006 and accused the government of a cover-up. The bodies of the Action Against Hunger workers were found in the north-eastern town of Muttur. It was one of the worst attacks on humanitarian workers…

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In Sri Lanka, Fear of Being ‘Disappeared’

By pearlaction | April 1, 2008 |

[Washington Post] Under a recent military offensive to wipe out those rebels, government forces have abducted hundreds of members of the Tamil minority group, including civilians, according to human rights groups. Many of the “disappeared” never turn up again. Rights activists say Sri Lanka’s growing ties with Iran, China and Russia have emboldened the government…

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