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British minister in fresh call for Sri Lanka probe

By pearlaction | July 10, 2011 |

[AFP] A British minister visiting Sri Lanka has repeated demands that the government must investigate war crimes alleged to have been committed during the island’s separatist conflict with Tamil rebels. [Full Story]

Sri Lanka police investigate attack on teenage girls

By pearlaction | June 28, 2011 |

[BBC] A group of men allegedly beat up the 17-year-olds after they came out of an internet cafe in the mostly Muslim town of Kattankudi, near Batticaloa. The father of one of the girls says they were accused of watching pornography – a charge the girls deny. The case has fuelled concern about a rise in radical…

Sri Lanka special report: Failure to investigate

By pearlaction | February 27, 2009 |

[Committee to Protect Journalists] As the Sri Lankan government steps up its war with the LTTE, assaults on journalists are on the rise. So are suspicions that the government is complicit in these attacks. Sri Lanka’s journalists are under intensive assault. Authorities have failed to carry out effective and credible investigations into the killing of…