Posts Tagged ‘military’
UN role for Sri Lanka ex-army General Shavendra Silva
[BBC] One of Sri Lanka’s most controversial diplomats, an ex-army commander, has got a senior post advising the UN secretary general, the government says. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lanka: Protest in Jaffna over “disappearances”
[World Socialist] Amid police and military threats, about 200 mothers, wives and other relatives of disappeared persons held a protest on December 10 in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, to demand information about their loved ones. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lanka: Report Fails to Advance Accountability
[Human Rights Watch] The report of the Sri Lankan government’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) disregards the worst abuses by government forces, rehashes longstanding recommendations, and fails to advance accountability for victims of Sri Lanka’s civil armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. The serious shortcomings of the 388-page report, which was posted on…
Read MoreSri Lanka army to run cricket stadiums
[BBC] The armed forces in Sri Lanka are to take over maintenance of the country’s most prestigious cricket stadiums. [Full Story]
Read MoreCivil war leaves Sri Lankan woman vulnerable
[Al Jazeera] Sri Lanka’s long-running conflict was brutal for its women. More than 80,000 are said to have been widowed in war-affected areas of the island nation. [Full Story]
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