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Sri Lanka holds local elections in northern ex-war zone

By pearlaction | July 23, 2011 |

[BBC] There were disturbing breaches of electoral rules in one part of the north, and an election-related death elsewhere, monitoring groups said. [Full Story]

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…