The case for self determination for Tamils in Sri Lanka
[ Thilagnathan Segaran ] [ 05 July 2008 21:00 GMT ]
Everyone I meet in the UK has heard about the Tamil Tigers, but almost no-one
understands what the civil war is about. This brief article presents a justification for the
Tamil struggle for justice in a historical context that people can understand.
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Knowledge books mistreat Tamil history
[ TamilNet ] [ 04 July 2008 08:02 GMT ]
When history is being deconstructed in the portals of knowledge of the postmodern era on one hand, these international sources of information are still harping on colonial brand of Orientalism, by basing history on myths.
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Failed States Index 2008'
[ Sangam ] [ 28 June 2008 09:32 GMT ]
Sri Lanka is #20 in the index of failed states, with Somalia holding the #1 spot. Sri Lanka's condition is considered critical, with a total instability score of 95.6 out of 100.
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SRI LANKA: No political will to eradicate torture
[ AHRC ] [ 26 June 2008 07:16 GMT ]
The threat that runs through torture, extrajudicial killings and disappearances, for which Sri Lanka has been notoriously infamous, is this principle of the domination over the weak through the exercise of disproportionate punishment.
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Time for Tamil Nadu to Act
[ TamilNet ] [ 25 June 2008 08:02 GMT ]
The Eezham struggle has now come to the stage of dealing with the International System. As a government, Colombo is in a better position to tilt the balance in its favour. The Tamils, even though a global community, don’t have a government of them to handle the situation. The Tamil Nadu state is the only legitimate body.
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The hidden face of Primark fashion
[ The Observer UK ] [ 24 June 2008 08:59 GMT ]
About 76,000 Sri Lankan refugees live in poverty in 102 camps across Tamil Nadu. Several hundred thousands more have been absorbed into India's black economy.
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UN urged to protect Lanka press
[ BBC ] [ 22 June 2008 16:58 GMT ]
Thirty one media press freedom organisations representing Twenty one countries have informed Mr. Moon of the 'alarming situation' is Sri Lanka with regard to the freedom of expression.
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Place an Arms Embargo on Sri Lanka
[ Sangam ] [ 17 June 2008 09:42 GMT ]
This is time for western democracies to act. Those who gave an international safety net to the Sri Lankan government should now throw at least a lifeline to the Tamil minority.
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Sri Lanka: the blind spot in genocide theory
[ Tamil Guardian ] [ 16 June 2008 08:09 GMT ]
But for the Tamil people, the challenge at hand is not just the recognition of genocide but even after the recognition, whether international assistance will be either likely or timely or competent. History tells us the answer is “No”.
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TAMIL EELAM: RIGHT TO SELF DETERMINATION
[ Tamil Nation ] [ 15 June 2008 19:55 GMT ]
In this particular speech, Ms Karen Parker talks about international law and the Tamil self-determination struggle. She distinguishes terrorism from a national liberation struggle.
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EU warns of aid package
[ BBC ] [ 12 June 2008 16:27 GMT ]
The commission said the package was dependent on Sri Lanka removing barriers to humanitarian assistance, including resolving visa issues for Red Cross and U.N. workers in the country.
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Who's a Terrorist?
[ Media Monitors ] [ 11 June 2008 08:08 GMT ]
Someone's patriotism can be someone else's terrorism and vice-versa.
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Fighting dirty in Sri Lanka
[ Asia Times ] [ 10 June 2008 13:38 GMT ]
News from the north is clearly not to the liking of the government or the Defense Ministry. Unable to steer the outcome of events on the battlefield in its favor, it is opting for the next best thing: silencing the messenger.
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UN wimps out on Sri Lanka
[ HRT ] [ 07 June 2008 21:25 GMT ]
“The Sri Lankan government did not try and discuss the recommendations with me and it has not made any serious effort to resolve problems to resolve human rights problems. It only acted in Geneva to avoid the Council taking any measures against it” replied Philip Alston.
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Sri Lanka attacks war reporting
[ BBC ] [ 05 June 2008 17:01 GMT ]
The Paris-based watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, has described the statement as "very threatening", and part of a policy of intimidation.
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Karunanidhi celebrates his 85th birthday in Chennai
[ Daily India ] [ 04 June 2008 09:36 GMT ]
"Our leader Karunanidhi is biggest of all leaders. We heartily wish that he lives in a healthy manner for more than 100 years. Hence, on this day, we along with people of all the religions are praying for his good health,"
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COMMENTARY: Plucked peace flower
[ Washington Times ] [ 03 June 2008 08:28 GMT ]
A free and fair referendum on Tamil statehood is the sole plausible strategy for bringing peace to both Tamils and Sinhalese.
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Letters of Credence of Nine New Ambassadors
[ Catholic Web - Vatican City ] [ 02 June 2008 00:25 GMT ]
To the diplomat from Sri Lanka, Benedict XVI notes how "Catholics in Sri Lanka, together with other Christians, are united with many Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims in the ardent longing for lasting peace in the country and a definitive end to long-standing grievances. Sadly, violence continues to take its toll on the populace, causing grave concern to the Holy See and the international community". He also mentions the government's decision to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate cases of human rights violations, making particular reference to "Fr. Jim Brown and his assistant, whose whereabouts are still unknown, almost two years after their disappearance".
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Development untenable without peace
[ TamilNet ] [ 31 May 2008 21:44 GMT ]
'Development' has long been used as a camouflage to deprive the Tamils of their homeland and to subordinate the Tamil regions by the Sinhala majoritarian government of Colombo, Mr. Nadesan said.
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World 'failing on human rights'
[ BBC ] [ 28 May 2008 07:13 GMT ]
"2007 was characterised by the impotence of Western governments and the ambivalence or reluctance of emerging powers to tackle some of the world's worst human rights crises."
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Testing United States Ambassador Robert Blake on Tamil Statehood
[ Tamils for Justice ] [ 27 May 2008 22:55 GMT ]
Ambassador Blake should pursue the logic of his own exhortation to Prabhakaran. He should expose his 95% figure to the test of a Tamil statehood referendum conducted under United Nations auspices. If statehood prevails, the Ambassador should be the first to concede Prabhakaran's superiority in discerning the political aspirations of the Tamil people.
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Mr T. Jeevaratnam passes away - The funeral is on Thursday, 12th June at 2.15 pm at Eltham Crematorium.
[ TWG ] [ 26 May 2008 09:00 GMT ]
The funeral is on Thursday, 12th June at 2.15 pm at Eltham Crematorium: Eltham Crematorium, also known as Falconwood
Crown Woods Way
Eltham
London
SE9 2AZ
Tel: 020 8850 7046
It is with great sadness that I have to announce that Mr T. Jeevaratnam, a founder member and the first Treasurer of TWG,
has passed away suddenly in hospital on Sunday, 25th May at about 9.00 pm.
He had been ailing for a short time.
His funeral arrangements will be notified later.
He leaves behind his beloved wife and a loving daughter.
We wish to convey our heartfelt sympathies to his family, his relatives and to his many friends.
He was educated as an Economist and later taught as a Head of Sciences in a school in this country.
He had worked very closely with our founder Patron, the late Mr Jeyam Thamotheram for a long time.
He applied his incisive mind and articulated his views on Tamil nationalism with great distinction.
His enthusiasm and drive for the support of the Tamil people and their cause was boundless
and TWG benefited immensely from it in its foundling stages.
May God bless his soul and grant him eternal rest.
Ivan Pedropillai
Chairman, Tamil writers Guild, London.
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Sri Lanka: Internal Repression Internationally Condemned
[ AHRC ] [ 24 May 2008 02:35 GMT ]
The abuse of the powers of arrest and detention, particularly under anti-terrorism laws and emergency laws has created an intense fear psychosis in the Tamil minority in particular, who feel that under the pretext of measures taken against the LTTE the Tamil minority as a whole is being held hostage.
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UN: Sri Lanka’s Defeat a Victory for Human Rights Council
[ HRW ] [ 23 May 2008 08:04 GMT ]
“We applaud UN members for rejecting an abusive state which has used its position on the Human Rights Council not to promote human rights, but to protect itself and other violator states from scrutiny,” said Steve Crawshaw, UN Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch
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Sri Lanka: A Mounting Tragedy of Errors
[ International Commission of Jurists ] [ 21 May 2008 06:24 GMT ]
The Tamils see themselves as persecuted by the Sinhalese, and oppressed by a Government dominated by Sinhalese, dependent for its survival on the Sinhalese vote, and therefore concerned only for Sinhalese interests; even well-educated Tamils will speak seriously of a concerted plan of "genocide" against them....
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The Tamil liberation struggle & the new Cold War
[ Tamil Guardian ] [ 19 May 2008 00:42 GMT ]
Every country in this world advances its own interests. It is economic and trade interests that determine the order of the present world, not the moral law of justice nor the rights of people.
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No right to be there - Desmond Tutu
[ The Guardian UK ] [ 16 May 2008 09:06 GMT ]
With a terrible record of torture and disappearance, Sri Lanka doesn't deserve a seat on the UN human rights council. It should be voted out
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Geopolitics shape Sri Lanka’s conflict - study
[ TamilNet ] [ 12 May 2008 08:57 GMT ]
In this context, “the assurance needs to be given that the self-governing Tamil entity in North- Eastern Sri Lanka, which is essential if there is going to be any political settlement to the conflict, is likely to be an entity friendly to India.”
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BOOK: The Charge is Genocide - the Struggle is for Freedom
[ Tamil Nation ] [ 09 May 2008 07:12 GMT ]
Sinhala Buddhist 'ethno nationalism' masquerading as a 'civic' Sri Lankan nation is the genocidal side of democracy. The conflict in the island is about the refusal of the people of Tamil Eelam to submit to alien Sinhala rule.
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Iranian resistance wins ruling against UK ban
[ Reuters ] [ 07 May 2008 11:25 GMT ]
"Western governments and the UK owe the Iranian people and the resistance an apology for this disgraceful labelling. It's time for them to recognise the Iranian people's struggle for democracy."
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Call to evaluate Sri Lanka's violent past
[ UPI ] [ 03 May 2008 16:58 GMT ]
Sri Lanka's Peace Secretariat is war-mongering; it has contributed nothing to the critical self-evaluation by all segments of the political establishment concerning their responsibility for the climate of violence that prevails in the country.
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"Dictatorial Democracy'' in Sri Lanka
[ TCHR ] [ 30 Apr 2008 10:29 GMT ]
Many feel that the recent action in the region of former Yugoslavia by the International community is the best action, because one can see similar symptoms in Sri Lanka.
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