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23 Mar 2012, 6:55 am
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [official website] on Thursday urged [press release] the government of Sri Lanka to adequately investigate alleged war crimes that occurred during the country's 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 7:46 am
[JURIST] Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) [official website] on Sunday delivered its final report on alleged abuses committed during the country's civil war to President Mahinda Rajapaksa [official website]. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 10:04 am
AI claims that little has changed since the end of the government's 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [JURIST news archive] in 2009:Sri Lankan authorities continue to arrest and detain suspects without minimal safeguards.... [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 1:35 pm
[JURIST] Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa [official profile] on Tuesday appeared before a government-backed commission [press release] investigating the events surrounding the island nation's civil war [JURIST news archive] and defended the actions of the government during the conflict with the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
26 Jan 2015, 2:24 pm
In this respect, the UN must continue to address the former government’s repression of Sinhalese dissidents, and urge the need for introspection within the Tamil community with respect to crimes committed by the LTTE. [read post]
17 Apr 2008, 7:50 am
From a Tamil Star editorial arguing that Sri Lanka should sign on to certain human rights treaties in order get access to preferential tariffs under the EU's GSP program:The regime appears to be suggesting in a communiqué that something in the nature of a conspiracy encompassing a member of civil society, the Leader of the Opposition and the LTTE has been hatched to deprive Sri Lanka of the GSP Plus concession granted by the European Union. [read post]
15 Jun 2008, 8:15 am
Fortunately, the person behind this is now behind bars.The Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence website reported:The mastermind behind the international credit card fraud for funding the LTTE terrorist organization has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) personnel while conducting a search operation in the Wellawatta area on Friday, June 13. [read post]
4 Feb 2009, 9:54 am
In his independence day address, President Rahinda Rajapaksa predicted an imminent victory of government forces against the LTTE, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who have been fighting to establish a separate Tamil state in the north and east of the island nation since 1983. [read post]
29 Oct 2012, 12:32 pm
“It is a known fact that he helped the LTTE kill policemen and civilians. [read post]
20 Mar 2017, 4:30 pm
" Contents of vol. 36, no. 1, March 2017 include:The Emperor’s New Clothing: National Responses to “Undesirable and Unreturnable” Aliens under Asylum and Immigration Law [abstract]“Undesirable and Unreturnable” in the United Kingdom [abstract] [conf. paper]Undesirable and Unreturnable Migrants under French Law: Between Legal Uncertainty and Legal Limbo [abstract]Undesirable but Unreturnable Migrants in the Netherlands [abstract] [conf. paper]The Indefinite… [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 8:06 am
Department of State‘s Office of War Crimes Issues released its investigation into the final stage of the conflict in Sri Lanka today. [read post]
29 Apr 2009, 8:47 am
While an estimated 50,000 civilians are still trapped in Sri Lanka’s shrinking war zone, a diplomatic push for a humanitarian ceasefire by the British and French foreign ministers did not yield any success yet. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 5:39 pm
The LTTE’s crushing defeat by government forces officially ended the conflict in May 2009. [read post]
13 May 2009, 9:28 pm
But while both of today’s statements are welcome, we need more pressure on both the government and the LTTE. [read post]
7 Jun 2009, 4:55 pm
And without an investigation, we’ll never know how many of the dead were civilians or LTTE cadre but let’s not try to find out for fear of “destabilizing” the country. [read post]
6 May 2009, 6:02 am
It’s unclear whether Ban would be allowed to visit the war zone, though President Rajapaksa apparently did say that Ban’s visit would permit him to be able to make a better assessment of the conditions faced by the civilians still being held by the LTTE in the war zone. [read post]
4 Jul 2014, 7:28 am
The LTTE has already been declared an unlawful association in 2012. [read post]
3 Mar 2019, 7:00 am
Often, diaspora financial support makes up the lion’s share of a terrorist movement’s operating revenue. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 8:45 am
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18 May 2009, 9:17 pm
As the UN said today, it’s hard to be sure about reports from the former war zone. [read post]
