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Pope To Sri Lankan President: Dialogue Only Solution

By pearlaction | December 2, 2008 |

[ UCAN ] The only way to bring a “just and lasting political solution” to Sri Lanka’s 25-year conflict is through dialogue and negotiation, Pope Benedict XVI told visiting President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Dec. 1. The pope also emphasized the need to provide food and other basic needs to the population trapped by the war…

Sri Lanka: Human Rights Situation Deteriorating in the East

By pearlaction | November 24, 2008 |

[ HRW ] The TMVP was originally the political wing of the armed faction earlier known as the Karuna group. It enjoys the strong backing of the government of President Mahinda Rajapakse. “The Sri Lankan government says that the ‘liberated’ East is an example of democracy in action and a model for areas recaptured from…