UN Rights Council: Sri Lanka Vote a Strong Message for Justice

22 March 2012

Broad International Support for Resolution Seeking Accountability  (Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution on Sri Lanka demonstrates strong international support for accountability for abuses committed in Sri Lanka’s armed conflict,Human Rights Watch said today. The resolution passed the council by a vote of 24 to 15, with 8 abstentions.

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Just a word of thanks

21 March 2012

Walk for Justice Belgium to Genève Just a word of thanks The Tamils of (Tamil Eelam) Sri Lanka , along with their  Diasporas  counter parts in general and The Tamil Coordinating Committee in particular wish to convey our sincere gratitude  to the people of France, their Police and their media ,for the overwhelming  support and

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Only a timely delivery of justice can be an initial step towards any peace

13 March 2012
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Only a timely delivery of justice can be an initial step towards any peace A conference of The International Human Rights Council had been convened in Geneva   from 27.2.2012. The sittings will continue till 23.3.2012. During  this session ,Sri Lanka’s Human Right violations issue is expected to come under the microscope.  Also, pressure from various

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LLRC will only legitimise Sinhala occupation of Tamil homeland:

12 March 2012

LLRC will only legitimise Sinhala occupation of Tamil homeland: British Academic Even as some diaspora groups who went to Geneva have unwittingly welcomed the US resolution and ‘constructive recommendations’ of the fundamentally flawed LLRC set-up to cover the protracted genocide of the Eezham Tamils, Dr. Andrew Higginbottom strongly affirmed that the LLRC will only entrench

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Shocking evidence: Prabhakaran’s son’s assassination video surfaces

12 March 2012

Chennai: Even as Sri Lanka’s jumbo delegation continues its heavy lobbying in Geneva ahead of a US resolution against the country at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week, a new footage showing the summary execution of the 12-year-old son of slain LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is likely to bring fresh pressure on the

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We are not someone who never had a country-we are those who lost our country!

11 March 2012

We are not refugees-we have always   lived with honour and dignity!   We are not someone who never had a country-we are those who lost our country! The above are the answers for the very questions arising from the minds of our younger generation-our brothers and sisters. We have a proud and rich tradition and

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Lawyer Victor Koppe: Geneva 05.03.2012

10 March 2012
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On 5th of March, the Tamil diaspora gathered in front of the United Nations to express their demand towards an international independent investigation. Politicians from France, Belgium and England were participating on this demonstration to prove that it is not only the Tamil diaspora seeking justice. Mr. Victor Koppe, a lawyer, who works for the

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Petition to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay

7 March 2012

The five requests, handed over to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay 1. Ensure that Sri Lanka State frees all people detained on the basis of their national     identity. 2. Remove the Sinhala military from the Tamil people’s homeland, encompassing the     north and east of the island of Sri

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Eelam Tamils demonstrate outside UN in Geneva

7 March 2012

 Eelam Tamils from across Europe demonstrated outside the UN Head Office in Geneva on Monday to demand “an independent international investigation into the systematic genocide of Tamils by successive Sinhala governments in the island of Sri Lanka”. The event was the culmination of a month long “Walk for Justice” by three Tamil youths, Jacoumuthu Gracian,

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We will fight until the goal is reached

4 March 2012
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Tomorrow is the last day of Walk for Justice. More than thousand kilometers are left behind. Several newspapers, TV reporters and politicians have met the team. Tens of thousands of leaflets were distributed. But still the goal is not reached. The intention is an international independent investigation on war crimes in Sri Lanka. For this

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