Posts Tagged ‘LTTE’
Sri Lanka seeks allies’ support ahead of UN rights meet
[Reuters] Sri Lanka’s foreign minister left on Sunday on a two-week mission to shore up diplomatic support ahead of a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting, where the Indian Ocean nation is expecting to face a fight over Western-led pressure for a war crimes probe. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lanka: Former Tamil Tigers complain of harassment
[BBC] Former Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels in Sri Lanka say they cannot find jobs or reintegrate into society, a year after they were freed from government “rehabilitation” and detention camps. [Full Story]
Read MoreTop US Senators worried over Sri Lanka violence
[ AFP ] Two senior US Senators on Monday jointly urged Sri Lanka’s government and Tamil Tiger rebels to safeguard civilians and ease humanitarian access to areas affected by the deadly conflict. Democrat John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Republican Richard Lugar, the panel’s top Republican, said they were “greatly concerned…
Read MoreSri Lanka: UN official concerned over shelling of hospital, worsening civilian plight
[ UN ] A United Nations humanitarian spokesman in Sri Lanka today voiced concern over the shelling of a hospital in the zone of fighting between the Government and rebel forces, emphasizing the ever-increasing threat to the lives of some 250,000 civilians trapped by the conflict. Gordon Weiss of the UN Office for the Coordination…
Read MoreUN urges safety of civilians as Sri Lanka presses for victory
[AFP] Red Cross officials were negotiating Saturday to evacuate more wounded from the conflict zone in Sri Lanka’s embattled north as the island’s military kept up its push to crush Tamil separatist rebels. “We are negotiating with both parties (the government and the rebels) to the conflict to ensure safe passage for many more patients…
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