The Sri Lankan Parliament should reject, through a vote of no confidence, the membership of Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan, otherwise known as Karuna, who is alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Karuna was sworn into Parliament this morning, 7 October, as a United Party Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Member of Parliament through the national list [...]

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The Sri Lankan government’s order for United Nations (UN) and non-governmental aid workers to leave the war-torn northern Wanni region could further endanger tens of thousands of displaced persons trapped between the two parties to the conflict, Amnesty International warned.
National staff of international aid agencies now left behind in the Wanni fear that the withdrawal [...]

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The Sri Lankan military and the opposing Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are putting tens of thousands of displaced civilians at risk as fighting continues in the Wanni area of northern Sri Lanka.
A major concern, as the situation worsens, is that there is little reliable information available from the ground, as journalists are restricted [...]

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Thousands of families who fled the recent fighting between Sri Lankan forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) must be allowed to move to safer areas and to receive necessary humanitarian assistance, Amnesty International said today.
“These people are running out of places to go and basic necessities,” said Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International’s Sri [...]

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Government Misusing Emergency Regulations The Sri Lankan government should release a prominent journalist and two others connected to a website critical of the government, Human Rights Watch said today. The three have been held without charge since March under emergency regulations.
On March 7, 2008, the police Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) arrested J.S. [...]

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Government Illegally Holding Civilians Fleeing Fighting in the North
The Sri Lankan government should end the arbitrary detention of more than 400 civilians displaced by recent fighting at a newly established camp in northern Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Amnesty International yesterday expressed disappointment at the deportation from the UK of Sri Lankan national Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan, known as Karuna, who is alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sri Lanka. He was deported following his conviction on immigration charges.
“The deportation of Karuna now means that the investigation by the UK [...]

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Colombo Should Now Prosecute Karuna Amman
The British government today regrettably allowed an abusive former Tamil Tiger leader who had been in its custody to return to Sri Lanka as a free man, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the Sri Lankan government to investigate and prosecute Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan, known as Colonel [...]

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Government Illegally Holding Civilians Fleeing Fighting in the North
The Sri Lankan government should end the arbitrary detention of more than 400 civilians displaced by recent fighting at a newly established camp in northern Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch said today.
Link to hrw.org

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Three Nobel Peace Laureates Oppose Colombo’s Bid for Re-election
Nobel laureates Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Adolfo Perez Esquivel have joined Sri Lankan and International NGOs in opposition to Sri Lanka’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. The three Nobel Peace Prize winners, representing three seperate continents, have each called [...]

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