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Archive for April, 2011
Apr. 28 |
Welcoming the report issued by the UN expert panel on Sri Lanka, the US says it highlights the need for an independent and full inquiry on alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.
Susan Rice, the US Permanent Representative to the UN said the report is “a valuable...
Apr. 28 |
The Pugoda Magistrates Court today (April 28) temporarily banned the operation of the Lanka e-News website until the court proceedings regarding arrested Journalist Shantha Wijesooriya are over.
Wijeysooriya was arrested by the Kirindawela police after...
Apr. 28 |
The Government and the Tamil National Alliance are scheduled to meet today (April 28) for the 5th round of discussions regarding the finding of a political solution for the problems faced by the Tamil community in the aftermath of the ethnic conflict...
Apr. 22 |
The United Nations says it intends to release the report of the expert panel appointed by the secretary general on accountability issues related to alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.Ban ki-Moon’s spokesperson Farhan Haq was responding after Sri Lanka...
Apr. 13 |
A public menace with a history of committing sex crimes has been jailed for exposing himself in Crawley’s Memorial Gardens.
John Jeymes was locked up for two years last Thursday, and blamed his depraved behavior on the fact he was tortured 20 years...
Apr. 6 |
External Affairs Minister GL Peiris says a delegation from his ministry had met the members of the UN Secretary General’s (UNSG) Advisory panel on alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.
The meeting in New York was not announced to the media by either...
Apr. 6 |
The London based human rights watchdog Amnesty International has expressed concern over the lack of proper investigation into the abduction of a whistle blower.
DM Thushara Jayaratne, a final year Law College student was abducted, interrogated and threatened...
