The construction works of Pothuwil Muhudu Maha Viharaya has started on 2nd March 2014. The first phase of the project will cover construction of Bodhigara of the temple. The Muhudu Maha Viharaya in pothuwil was attacked several times and
…Indian policy towards Sri Lanka is caught between the national interest and serving domestic interest groups.
By Ankit Panda for The Diplomat
In a controversial move, India abstained from a U.S.-sponsored resolution on human rights in Sri Lanka at the
Following detailed analysis of the UK and US sponsored UNHRC Resolution against Sri Lanka, several comments has been drawn by various institutions, group and eminent individuals. The letter below addressed to Permanent Members in the UNHRC highlights the areas where …
Several countries including Russia and China criticised the report compiled by UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay, during the interactive dialogue held at the UNHRC sessions in Geneva yesterday while a majority of countries including the US, UK and France …
The Members of the UNHRC – 2014
Geneva
Dear Heads of Missions to the UNHRC,
Re: US/UK sponsored resolution HRC#25 of March 24, 2014 relating to Sri Lanka
It is indeed regrettable that the USA and UK thought it fit …
Maya Anthony
Reporting from Geneva, March 22, 2014
When terrorist supporters masquerading as human rights activists appeared in Geneva, US and UK representatives canvassing for votes to move a resolution against Sri Lanka in Geneva distanced themselves. The presence of …
The days following the elimination of the LTTE leadership were justifiably joyous for a nation that had been plagued and held hostage by terrorism for three decades. Joy, however, is relative to place and person. I am thinking about the …
Sri Lankan police offered a million Rupees (US$ 7,700) for information on a Tamil Tiger terrorist who is suspected of working to revive the banned outfit in the Island again.
The 31-year-old suspect, Kajeeban Ponniah Selvanayagam alias Gopi, also known …
Dr Noel Nadesan
The war radicalized Jaffna and it was inevitable that we could never again return to the good old Jaffna we knew. There were signs of a new Jaffna emerging imperceptibly even during the war years. I have …