Massive demo at UN, Geneva A massive demonstration was held this afternoon at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters in Geneva with the participation of over 5,000 expatriate Sri Lankan community in Europe. This demonstration with unprecedented high participation was organized by the United Sri Lanka organization based in Europe to protest against Read More
Sri Lanka claimed on Sunday there was a “division” among members of the UN Human Rights Council over a U.S.-backed resolution and termed it a victory for the country. Sri Lankan President’s Human Rights Envoy and Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, who returned after addressing regional groups of the UNHRC, said the 47-member rights body stands divided Read More
In separate letters to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and UN Human Rights Chief Navaneetham Pillay, TULF leader V. Anandasangaree has called on Pillay to look for alternative ways to deal with the problem than calling for an international probe.
The meeting rooms at the Palais des Nations in Geneva have been reverberating with pro-LTTE rhetoric during the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council sessions which are now underway.
The Presidential Commission to investigate cases of alleged disappearances of persons in the Northern and Eastern Provinces during the period 1990 – 2009 concluded its first public sitting in the East yesterday (March 22) with 129 people from Chenkallady, Vakarai and Batticaloa making submissions.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has blamed opposition parties of trying to engineer his downfall with international support saying his government is being punished for ending terrorism.
The High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Maj Gen (R) Qasim Qureshi said that the brotherly and time tested relationship between Pakistan and Sri Lanka is one of choice not compulsion, as it is based on trust and mutual respect, and its strength lies in multifaceted engagement in many fields Read More
The report published by “Sri Lanka Brief” ( http://www.srilankabrief.org/2014/03/sri-lanka-army-says-video-of-solidiers.html ) is misleading. The title that they used deliberately to mislead the reader is ”Sri Lanka Army says video of Solidiers beating Tamil female recruits is authentic”
The Unity for the United Sri Lanka organization based in Europe has organized a protest march to garner support of UNHRC member countries to vote against the US sponsored resolution on March 27th against Sri Lanka.
Upon finding a Youtube video depicting a group female recruits being harassed by some female as well as male instructors, the Commander of the Army had ordered an investigation on 4 March 2014.
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