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Although the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution on Sri Lanka was adapted at the 46th Session yesterday, with 20 members voting for it, as many as 25 member states refused to vote in support, with 11 voting against..

By Donald Chandraratna (Courtesy of The Island) The pile-on over Sri Lanka by UNHRC is a blatant use of human rights as a political weapon in the geopolitics of today’s world. Many have argued that Sri Lanka cannot capitulate merely..

Asia Securities says that the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on Sri Lanka is unlikely to lead to hard trade sanctions. It said while the probability of hard sanctions on Sri Lanka is minimal at this point, the..

Today is the D day for Sri Lanka at Geneva. The chief sponsor of the Human rights resolution is UK.UK is the evil number one in the entire gang of European colonial aggressors. Judging by the atrocities and brutalities committed against the..

UNHRC Resolutions are legally non-binding. Its mandate covers only human rights not international humanitarian laws. Whether all 47 members vote against Sri Lanka, or whether all 47 Members vote for Sri Lanka, UNHRC cannot force Sri Lanka to do anything…

Spare a few minutes to see the inhumanity of Sri Lanka’s Armed Forces. This video depicts the cruel nature of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. Capturing an injured LTTE female combatant, look at the manner they are dressing her wounds..

In the year 1977, the Tamli United Liberation Front (TULF) contested the General Election on a separatist ticket. The TULF swept the Tamil vote. That result was and is interpreted as an unofficial referendum on the Tamil people’s views on..

In Geneva, essentially, it will be a West vs East battle, considering the key players. It is no secret that moves against Sri Lanka are orchestrated principally by Britain and EU countries, operating as proxies more or less of the..

Tomorrow (that is Monday the 22nd of March, 2021) a vote will be taken in Geneva on a resolution against Sri Lanka to be tabled the same day. The outcome will decide the fate of Sri Lanka or so some..

At some time or the other this question will have to be answered. At present it remains a big question just as the role of the UNP in both events. Ironically, UNP ruled when both of these horrendous attacks took..