Posts Tagged ‘United Nations Human Rights Council’
Sri Lanka detains suspects despite end to emergency
[AFP] Sri Lanka on Wednesday used draconian anti-terror laws to detain thousands of Tamil rebel suspects who would have had to be freed when a state of emergency ended after 28 years, an official said. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lanka state of emergency to end September 14
[CNN] A six-year state of emergency in Sri Lanka is scheduled to end September 14, a government spokesman told CNN Thursday night. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lanka: UN Rights Council Fails Victims
[ HRW ] The United Nations Human Rights Council on May 27 passed a deeply flawed resolution on Sri Lanka that ignores calls for an international investigation into alleged abuses during recent fighting and other pressing human rights concerns, Human Rights Watch said today. The council held a special session on May 26 and 27,…
Read MoreUN faces fierce clash over call for Sri Lanka war crimes inquiry
[The Times] Sri Lanka is to clash with Western powers at the United Nations Human Rights Council today in an effort to ward off any investigation into alleged war crimes committed during its military offensive against the Tamil Tigers. The country has marshalled a team of powerful allies led by China, Russia and India to…
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