Ragihar Manoharan – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Sri Lankan Report Doesn’t Fully Address War Crimes

By pearlaction | December 19, 2011 |

[Amnesty USA] I’ve been waiting for months for the final report from Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (often referred to as the “LLRC”). The commission had been appointed by President Rajapaksa in May 2010 to examine events during the last seven years of the war between the government and the Tamil Tigers (the…

Social networkers to subpoena Sri Lankan president for alleged war crimes?

By pearlaction | October 1, 2011 |

[Global Post] Social networkers and good old fashioned newspapers may have the unique opportunity to serve Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa a summons to answer for his alleged role in extrajudicial killings during the civil war between government forces and Tamil insurgents. [Full Story]