Monthly Archives: November 2012


US concerned about Sri Lanka government’s efforts to impeach Chief Justice

U.S. Statement at the UPR of Sri Lanka
1 November 2012, 11:08 am
U.S. Statement at the UPR of Sri Lanka 14th Session –
 November 1, 2012 Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe
Note: An abbreviated version of this text was delivered at the Universal Periodic Review due to time constraints.
The United States welcomes H.E. Mr. Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Plantation
Industries […]

Read More
By Staff Correspondent | Published on November 2, 2012 at 7:32 am

Sri Lanka: Government still calling the bloody war a humanitarian operation at UPR

“Almost a year earlier, the LTTE had been defeated in the Eastern Theatre and measures to ensure a return to civilian life were being implemented. Soon after the Review, the final phase of the humanitarian operation was launched to rescue the civilians who were being held by the LTTE in the Northern Province of Sri […]

Read More
By Staff Correspondent | Published on November 2, 2012 at 7:10 am

Post War Sri Lanka and Women’s Rights

Going beyond UNSCR 1325: Post-war Sri Lanka and Women’s ESCR
An Interview with Sithara Shreen Abdul Saroor
United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, adopted 31st October 2000,
reaffirms the role of women in peace and security settings. In this interview Shreen Saroor explores the potential as well as the limitations of UNSCR 1325, especially in context of post war […]

Read More
By | Published on November 2, 2012 at 4:44 am

Danger of ditching devolution for political reasons

Second thoughts
The government has apparently had second thoughts about abolishing the 13th Amendment
that deals with devolution of power to the provinces. Its spokespersons now say that such an action is not contemplated at the present time. They even say that the government is considering how to go ahead with President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s war time promises […]

Read More
By Dr. Jehan Perera | Published on November 1, 2012 at 8:50 pm

Sri Lanka has made it impossible for victims of rights abuses to get justice says ICJ

Sri Lanka’s government has made it all but impossible for victims of human rights abuses to get justice, a Geneva-based human rights body that monitors legal matters said on Thursday.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), grouping 60 prominent judges and lawyers from
around the world, said the judiciary in Sri Lanka was under increasing attack and […]

Read More
By | Published on November 1, 2012 at 8:40 pm

Sri Lanka’s regime will no longer be successful in hiding its war crimes

ONE of the worst atrocity crime stories of recent decades has barely registered in the world’s
collective conscience. We remember and acknowledge the shame of Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur.
We agonise about the failure to halt atrocities being committed almost daily in Syria. But, at least until now, the world has paid little heed to war […]

Read More
By Gareth Evans | Published on November 1, 2012 at 8:23 pm

Sri Lanka undergoes Universal Periodic Review tomorrow

NEW YORK: Tomorrow, the 1st of November, between 2:30 and 6pm, Geneva time (9:30 in New
York, 13:30 in London, 19:00 in Colombo & Delhi) Sri Lanka will undergo its second Universal Periodic Review.
This four yearly process allows the Human Rights Council to investigate structural failings with respect to human rights in every country in the […]

Read More
By Sri Lanka Campaign For Peace & Justice | Published on November 1, 2012 at 3:20 am


Statements

US concerned about Sri Lanka government’s efforts to impeach Chief Justice

U.S. Statement at the UPR of Sri Lanka 1 November 2012, 11:08 am U.S. Statement at the UPR of Sri Lanka 14th Session –  November 1, 2012 Ambassador ...

Statements

Sri Lanka: Government still calling the bloody war a humanitarian operation at UPR

“Almost a year earlier, the LTTE had been defeated in the Eastern Theatre and measures to ensure a return to civilian life were being implemented. ...

Human Rights

Post War Sri Lanka and Women’s Rights

Going beyond UNSCR 1325: Post-war Sri Lanka and Women’s ESCR An Interview with Sithara Shreen Abdul Saroor United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, adopted 31st October ...

Issues

Danger of ditching devolution for political reasons

Second thoughts The government has apparently had second thoughts about abolishing the 13th Amendment Mahinda Rajapakse that deals with devolution of power to the provinces. Its spokespersons now ...

Human Rights

Sri Lanka has made it impossible for victims of rights abuses to get justice says ICJ

Sri Lanka’s government has made it all but impossible for victims of human rights abuses to get justice, a Geneva-based human rights body that monitors ...

Human Rights

Sri Lanka’s regime will no longer be successful in hiding its war crimes

ONE of the worst atrocity crime stories of recent decades has barely registered in the world’s US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake meets Sri Lanka’s ...

Human Rights

Sri Lanka undergoes Universal Periodic Review tomorrow

NEW YORK: Tomorrow, the 1st of November, between 2:30 and 6pm, Geneva time (9:30 in New Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Rajapakse (R) York, 13:30 in ...