Almost five years later, the risk of mass atrocities in Sri Lanka remains high. This report addresses some of the underlying sources of the risk of mass atrocities that represent a threat to human security in Sri Lanka.
Yearly Archives: 2014
Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka: 2006-2013
2 Comments This is a summary of a longer report. Please download it as a PDF here or read it online here. All photos taken and provided by the author.Introduction According to Article 7, paragraph 2(i) of the Rome Statute[1], an Enforced disappearance is defined as “…the arrest, detention or abduction of persons by, or with the authorization, support… Read more »
Fury in Sri Lanka at U.S. Embassy Tweet on Killing of Tamils
The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense expressed shock and anger on Friday atwhat it called a “baseless allegation” against the nation’s military in a photo caption posted on the official Twitter feed of the United States Embassy the day before. The photograph showed the American ambassador to Sri Lanka, Michele J. Sison, and Stephen J. Rapp, the United… Read more »
Colonization Schemes
by Hon.R.Sampanthan-MP, TNAPolitics.org, December 15, 2013 I am happy to follow the Minister, the Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon, who, I think, in the course of his statement referred to the multifarious problems that exist in the North and the East pertaining to State land. I will be dealing with some of these issues in the course… Read more »
Art Buchwald Humor Awards for 2013
The seventh death anniversary of humorist Art Buchwald (1925-2007) falls on January 17th. And for this occasion, I also release the 5th consecutive list of news-making 15 individuals who are natives to South Asia region, for 2013. These selections are based on the words or deeds performed by the chosen individuals during 2013, as indicated… Read more »
A List of Commissions and Committees Appointed by GoSL (2006- 2013)
by Centre for Policy Alternatives, Colombo 9 January 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has produced a table that contains basic information pertaining to Commissions of Inquiry (CoI) and committees appointed by the Government since coming into power in November 2005. Section I of the table examines the CoI and Section… Read more »
26 Victims Exhumed in Mannar
by TamilNet, January 6, 2013 Some of the victims slain in the mass grave at Thirukkeathessvaram in Mannaar have been shot after being ordered to stand up straight inside the bunkers, according to those who witnessed the excavation of the mass grave in Mannaar. Of the four more skeletons recovered on Friday, one skull was found… Read more »
The Military, The Minorities, And Neo-Fascism
So, President MR could go down in history for enabling the defeat of the LTTE and also for preventing the military coming to power, but the second achievement – as I pointed out in my first paragraph above – is of an ambiguous and provisional order. …
Perhaps all this is a consequence of the dilemma facing the Government: what peacetime role should be assigned to a conquering army?
Cooking Blogs
Some interesting food & cooking blogs. Please suggest your favorites to be added to the list. Sri Lankan Cusine at http://srilankancuisine.wordpress.com/…includes such essentials as Jaffna curry powder. My Tamil Kitchen at http://mytamilkitchen.com/ Sri Lanka Recipes at http://www.srilankanrecipes.info/recipes/index.aspx Rice and Curry at http://riceandcurry.wordpress.com/ The Feast for All at http://thefeastforall.com/ Malini’s Kitchen at http://www.infolanka.com/recipes/index.html Tamil Festivals is no longer active, but has many… Read more »
Tamil Council to Count Sri Lanka War Casualties
COLOMBO, December 26, 2013 (AFP) – The provincial government in Sri Lanka’s main Tamil region said Thursday it would compile its own death toll from the country’s ethnic war, saying an ongoing census would play down the number of casualties. Tamil officials said the census ordered by President Mahinda Rajapakse last month would give a… Read more »