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Wimal: Close VOA
Sri Lanka's Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa today called for the shutting down of a Voice of America (VOA) transmitting station in the island’s north-western coast. “We must shut down the VOA station,” he told a rally in Kandy. “VOA get out of Sri Lanka. They use this station for... -
SL rejects UN resolution
SRI LANKA will resist international pressure to hold an independent investigation into war crimes allegations against government forces, saying countries were bullied into supporting a UN resolution against it by the US and other ''powerful countries''. Its Foreign Minister...- lkdood
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Lawyer attacked
The Lawyer who appeared for the suspects of the murder of the two Buddhist monks has been assaulted near Nugegoda Courts today, Police said. Sumith Silva, the lawyer was coming out from the courts premises when a group who sympathized with the killing of the monks started assaulting him...- lkdood
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SL rejects UN technical assistance
The government has refused to accept technical assistance from outside when addressing allegations on the violation of international humanitarian law despite the adoption of a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council. Acting External Affairs Minister D.E.W Gunasekara, in a special...- lkdood
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UN: SL gov't harassed rights activists
The U.N. human rights office says Sri Lanka's government harassed activists who traveled to a meeting in Geneva this month to campaign for an investigation of alleged war crimes during the country's quarter-century conflict with the Tamil Tigers. A spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for... -
Pillay warns SL over reprisals
The High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today warned that there must be no reprisals against Sri Lankan human rights defenders in the aftermath of yesterday’s adoption by the Human Rights Council of a resolution on Sri Lanka. During this Human Rights Council session, there has...- lkdood
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SL Amb. receives threatening letter
The Sri Lankan ambassador in Geneva Tamara Kunanayakam has received an anonymous threatening letter which is being followed up by the police and UN security, the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said today. Tamara Kunanayakam took over as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Geneva in...- lkdood
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Mervyn threatens to break limbs of journos
Minister of Public Relations Mervyn Silva warned that he will break the limbs of some journalists, who have gone abroad and made various statements against the country, if they dare to set foot in the country. “I’m the one who chased one of those journalists ‘PoddalaJayantha’ out of this... -
SL to buy oil from Oman
Sri Lanka has signed a deal to buy crude from Oman, as it looks to reduce its reliance on Iran for oil after pressure from the United States. Sri Lanka, despite being a small player in the world crude market, is one of the 12 countries listed that buy Iranian oil and could be subject to... -
UN vote/ UNP: No reason to get angry
There is no reason to get angry or to raise our voices against the international community following the adoption of the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka, the UNP stated. The government should abandon antagonistic political views and place their belief in friendship and composure, the UNP stated... -
Gas prices to go up soon
The Consumer Affairs Authority yesterday said it would consider the requests by the two leading LP gas companies for the increase of gas prices soon. CAA Chief Rumy Marzook said the matter was being discussed now and the new prices would be gazetted when the matter was finalized. In the...- lkdood
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Reply to ITN from Sunila, Nimalka & Paikiasothy
JOINT STATEMENT: Sunila Abeysekara, Nimalka Fernando and Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu 23rd March 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka: As the three Sri Lankan human rights defenders who have come most under attack by the state media in Sri Lanka in the past week, because of our active involvement with...- lkdood
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SL: US eases restrictions on defense sales
The U.S. has eased restrictions on defense sales to Sri Lanka to allow exports of equipment for aerial and maritime surveillance. The State Department enacted the changes Thursday, just as the U.N. Human Rights Council urged Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of war crimes during its... -
CPJ: SL government calls journalists 'traitors'
The Sri Lankan government must immediately halt its intimidation of journalists who supported the adoption of a U.N. Human Rights Council resolution calling for an investigation into the country's alleged abuses of international humanitarian law during its war with Tamil separatists...- lkdood
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India PM defends India's vote
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has defended India's vote against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC saying it was in line with its stand and wanted to ensure that minority Tamils in that country get justice even as India did not want to "infringe" on the sovereignty of Sri Lanka. "One has to...- lkdood
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53 countries support UN resolution
List of the 53 countries that say they support the resolution on Sri Lanka that passed the UNHRC today. United States, India, Cameroon, Benin, Mauritius, Nigeria, Libya, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Austria... -
SL/ Israel supports UN resolution
Israel says they support the resolution on Sri Lanka which the UNHRC passed today.- lkdood
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Canada welcomes UN vote
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today welcomed the adoption of a resolution, co-sponsored by Canada, to promote reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka: “I am very pleased by the response of members of the UN Human Rights Council to the resolution on Sri Lanka.” “Canada...- lkdood
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CPA SL welcomes UN vote
The director of the CPA (Centre for Policy Alternatives) in Sri Lanka Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu has welcomed the passage of the US sponsored resolution calling on Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations of a government commission to promote reconciliation. Speaking to Firstpost...
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