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Harper’s stand on Sri Lanka is just not cricket

By pearlaction | October 26, 2011 |

[The Globe and Mail] On Australia’s western shore, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is upsetting the Commonwealth tea party. It’s not just that he declared that Sri Lanka’s human-rights record, so far, would make it an unfit host for the 2013 Commonwealth summit. It’s that those statements have made Sri Lanka something of an example for the…

No One, in the US or Sri Lanka, Should Be Above the Law

By pearlaction | August 9, 2011 |

[Human Rights Watch] In a report released last month Human Rights Watch called on the US government to launch criminal investigations into allegations of detainee abuse authorized by senior Bush administration officials. The 107-page report, “Getting Away with Torture: The Bush Administration and Mistreatment of Detainees,” presents substantial information warranting criminal investigations of former President George…

Body of missing Sri Lankan activist ‘found’: UN

By pearlaction | July 29, 2011 |

[AFP] The body of a prominent Sri Lankan human rights activist missing since February last year has been found, the United Nations said Friday. [Full Story]

Sri Lankan Tamil migrants are detained by Indonesia

By pearlaction | July 11, 2011 |

[BBC] A group of Sri Lankan Tamil migrants attempting to sail to New Zealand have been detained by Indonesian officials, they have told the BBC. The migrants told the BBC Tamil service that they are refusing to leave their ship before their safety can be guaranteed. [Full Story]

Channel 4 rejects Sri Lanka ‘war crimes’ film criticism

By pearlaction | July 5, 2011 |

[BBC] The film in question appears to show troops executing Tamil prisoners, but Sri Lanka’s government now says the killers were rebels in army uniform. Channel 4 rejected the idea, saying its work had been meticulously checked. [Full Story]