Unlock the Camps in Sri Lanka: Amnesty International
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the recent war in North East Sri Lanka and living in camps are being denied basic human rights including freedom of movement, said Amnesty International as Secretary General Irene Khan today launched the Unlock the Camps campaign at the start the organization’s International Council Meeting, a gathering of international delegates in Turkey.
PTGTE requests Malaysian Govt to announce details surrounding the abduction of KP
In the case of Mr Pathmanathan’s abduction, the rule of law has once again been violated by international actors with respect to Tamils. The proper procedure would have been to secure the extradition of Mr. Pathmanathan if he had broken any law, rather than taking action outside the law and seizing a person in a manner that could be compared to those performed by bounty hunters, posses or even criminal gangs.
Forged National ID cards being printed for false voting, ITAK tells Commissioner of elections
Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) in a letter addressed to the Sri Lanka’s Commissioner of Elections complained that a party contesting the Jaffna Municipal Council Elections is printing forged National Identity Cards (NICs) in order to facilitate impersonations for getting more false vote in its favour to win the elections.
An Urgent Appeal to the International Community and Human rights Organizations
Detention of Selvarasa Pathmanathan (KP) In Sri Lanka,
We Tamil Diaspora in Switzerland profoundly shocked and dismayed by the arrest of Selvarasa Pathmanathan (KP) in Malaysia and his hand over to the Sri Lankan authorities where he faces torture and execution.
AFTA Welcomes Tamil National Alliance’s Political Stand
AFTA welcomes TNA’s declaration that a political solution for the Eelam Tamils should be based on their right to self-determination, acknowledging their historical homeland in the north-east of the island, a press release by AFTA said Wednesday.
RSF criticise SL govt. for banning media to cover local elections in two northern cities
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in a media release said it is outraged by the Sri Lanka government’s decision taken on August 3 not to allow journalists into the northern cities of Vavuniya and Jaffna to cover the first local elections citing “security” reasons.
Tamils for Obama sends letter to Jewish organizations, seeks link and common cause with Jews
Tamils for Obama sent a letter to major international Jewish organizations in which the Tamil American organization cited ancient and modern connections between Jews and Tamils and suggested that they make common cause against problems and enemies they both face, according to press release of Tamils for Obama.
HRW calls for international inquiry into ACF-17 massacre
Quoting James Ross, legal and policy director at Human Rights Watch (HRW) that “for three years since the ACF massacre, the Rajapaksa government has put on an elaborate song and dance to bedazzle the international community into believing justice is being done.
US Congressman urges Attorney General to review Gotabaya, Fonseka genocide indictment
Referring to the model indictment submitted by the US-activist group Tamils Against Genocide (TAG), charging Sri Lanka’s Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse and former Sri Lanka Army Commander Lt.Gen. Fonseka of crimes against humanity, United States Congressman G.K. Butterfield in a letter addressed to the U.S. Attorney General (AG), Eric Holder, has urged the AG to investigate the charges of violations of the Genocide Accountability Act of 2007 and the War Crimes Act related to atrocities against the Tamils in northern Sri Lanka.
Free civilians from detention camps: They deserve their freedom
Eventual resettlement no excuse for holding 280,000 displaced Tamils; keeping several hundred thousand civilians who had been caught in the middle of a war penned in these camps is outrageous. Haven’t they been through enough? They deserve their freedom, like all other Sri Lankans, says Brad Adams, Asia director for Human Rights Watch.
