Human rights group Amnesty International warns of a dramatic rise in threats to journalists in Sri Lanka.
Original post by Yahoo! News Search Results for lanka

London- Britain urged Sri Lanka to find a political solution to the over five decades old civil war between the Tamils and Singhalese.
Original post by Yahoo! News Search Results for lanka

Sri Lanka’s former colonial ruler Britain has called for a “political process” to end Sri Lanka’s spiralling violence and condemned the latest wave of bombings against civilians.
Original post by Yahoo! News Search Results for lanka

A Hartal protest called by a Tamil political party has paralysed the northern Sri Lankan town of Vav..
Read more

A spate of attacks on soft targets in the South has forced the government to step up the ongoing c..
Read more

Source: Reuters By Peter Apps LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Attacks and threats against Sri Lanka’s media are creating a culture of silence and lack of dissent just as abductions, killings and rights abuses rise in the …
Original post by Yahoo! News Search Results for lanka

In a new report released today, Amnesty International warned that hostilities by Sri Lankan authorities are escalating in the country. In addition, threats to the media and media freedoms inside Sri Lanka have increased dramatically.
Original post by Yahoo! News Search Results for lanka

International Community under United Nations (U.N) played very complex and integrated peace operations around the world ever since the inception of United Nations (U.N). The U.N’s proud tradition of involvement in international peace is the great need of the hour in Sri Lanka too.
Original post by Yahoo! News Search Results for lanka

Several hundred activists of the Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) marched towards the Indian Parliament Wednesday morning demanding the Indian Government to immediately stop military aid and assistance to the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL). As a part of the protest, the activists, including 100 women and children, dressed as wounded Tamils marched from Jantar Mantar […]

Cases in Jaffna peninsula courts are stalling due to the insecure situation as plaintiffs and witnesses fail to show up for inquires in fear of reprisals from members of the armed forces of Sri Lanka government and the paramilitaries who operate with them, legal society sources in Jaffna said.
Original post by Yahoo! News Search Results […]