Briefing by Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General, Secretariat for Coordinating Peace Process & Senior Adviser to the President of Sri Lanka, to the US Congressional Sri Lanka Caucus, 8 September 2005 “A Sri Lanka caucus was formed in the House of Representatives in 1998. The caucus seems to be a cheerleader for the Sri Lankan government,… Read more »
Dhanapala: Defending the Indefensible
by Ana Pararajasingham, September 20, 2005 Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala is no novice when it comes to diplomacy. But even he cannot defend the indefensible. Sent to Washington to defend the Sinhala regime’s appalling failure to implement the Cease-Fire, its abject indifference to the survivors of the tsunami in the Tamil Homeland and its blatant use… Read more »
Role of Tamil Diaspora Vital for Peace Process Says Dhanapala
by Ananther Boopathy, September 16, 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen, From being a Ceylon Tamil, I became a Sri Lankan Tamil, then a Tamil Paraiya for most Sinhalese, then a Tamil refugee inside the country, then a Tamil terrorist, then a Tamil refugee in at least three different countries from India to Europe to North America. All this… Read more »
Recognizing the Sri Lankan Peace Process?
The Role of the International Community The LTTE Peace Secretariat released the attached statement today concerning the state of the peace process: Recognizing the Sri Lankan Peace Process Note: The statement is in PDF format, and, therefore, requires Adobe Acrobat to be read. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, click on the following image to… Read more »
Speech by Australian MP After Visit to NE
MP for Strathfield (Sydney) Hon. Virginia Judge, who recently returned from a visit to NorthEastern Sri Lanka, gave a speech today about her visit in the New South Wales State Parliament: Speech by Australian MP Virginia Judge after visit to Sri Lanka Sept. 15 2005.. The Hon. Judge calls for “a genuine federal structure that… Read more »
Security Imbalance, Not Violence, Threatens Truce
by Jana Nayagam, Tamil Guardian, September 14, 2005 The actual risk to the ceasefire is not violence per se, but the continuing non-implementation of crucial aspects of the CeaseFire Agreement, resulting in declining benefits from it. Observers of Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict have watched the ongoing shadow war in the island’s east between the Liberation Tigers… Read more »
Ethnicity, Aid and Peace in Fragile States
A Sri Lankan Case Study by Luckshmi Sivalingam, September 2005 A thesis for a Masters of Science (MSc) degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science Abstract This study examines the Sri Lankan ethnic conflict through a multi-layered analytical lens of ethnic, socio-economic, and political considerations. Residual colonial tensions, intensified by market liberalization… Read more »
An Open Letter to Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala
Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) Level 10, West Tower World Trade Centre Bank of Ceylon Mawatha Colombo 01, Sri Lanka Dear Dr. Dhanapala, Re: Your briefing on the Sri Lankan Peace process: the Role of the International Community I am writing this open letter in order to bring… Read more »
Violations of International Covenants by the Sri Lankan Government
by M. Nadarajan, September 13, 2005 Successive Sinhalese majority Sri Lankan Governments have ruled the country under Emergency Regulations for 39 of the over 57 years since independence. Of these, 29 years under Emergency have related to the ethnic problems with Tamils, according to the Tamil Center for Human Rights based in France with branches… Read more »
TCHR: 34 Years of Emergency, 29 to Suppress Tamil Rights
TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – TCHR/CTDH (Established in 1990) www.tchr.net Ref: GO7ER/PR/2005, 7 September 2005 Out of 34 years of state of Emergency in Sri Lanka, 29 years have been used for suppressing the rights of Tamils “So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.” – Elbert… Read more »
Trinco TECH Celebrates Graduation of Computer Students
by TamilNet, Sept. 12, 2005 Trinco TECH celebrates graduation of 42 Students completing London City and Guilds Computer Training Course in Trincomalee. The Trincomalee district branch of The Economy Consultant House (TECH) held its first anniversary event Saturday evening in Trincomalee Sri Koneswara Hindu College Hall. 42 students who successfully completed the City and Guilds… Read more »
Was it a Multi-Purpose Assassination?
DIG STF Ampara Lewke told media in Colombo that the Motorcycle Squad being trained in Colombo will also be utilised in the East to hunt down killers of Security/Paramilitary personnel and kill them – at least the instigators. So, soon there is going to be a seek and destroy operation (of Tamil Youths) in the… Read more »
Forum on Upcoming New Zealand Elections
The Consortium of Tamil Associations in New Zealand (COTANZ) organised a political forum for the forthcoming New Zealand 2005 Election, which is going to be held on 17 September 2005. The name of the forum is: Election – 2005: Which Policy is for You ???. The main parties’ representatives were invited to present their party… Read more »
The Nitty-Gritty of ‘Hit Lists’
by Sachi Sri Kantha, September 12, 2005 1992 Hit List in Chennai The India Today magazine of April 15, 1992 (pp.28-31) carried a three page “Special Report” authored by Anirudhya Mitra, from Madras [now Chennai]. On page 28, with a boxed caption, “The Hit List,” four photographs of prominent Tamil Nadu individuals were placed; (1) J. Jayalalitha, the chief… Read more »
I Played Chess with a ‘Terrorist’
by Shanthi Padmalingam, September 12, 2005 My heart feels heavy. Maybe it is the longing to go back and help my people of Tamil Eelam. Maybe it is from looking at pictures of the people I have just met and don’t want to leave behind. Maybe it is the shock of realizing how very wrong… Read more »
WTACS Vasantha Vila 2005
The World Tamil Arts and Cultural Society invites you to its Vasantha Vila 2005 September 24, 2005 at 6:00 PM at Public School 131 in Jamaica, Queens, New York For more information, please call (718)657-9463 POSTED SEPTEMBER 12, 2005
Report 9 on Relief from the Tsunami
Report on Relief and Rehabilitation from the Tsunami Tidal Wave 2004 (9) John’s Church Uranee Batticaloa Srilanka Sept. 9, 2005 Dear Friends, Greetings from St John’s Mission. With your very valuable support, financial and otherwise, we are able to sustain the relief programmes that we set out to do. The Tsunami-affected people in some areas… Read more »
Will the Tamils Be Deceived Yet Again?
by M. Nadarajan, September 9, 2005 Action In a recent address to the business community Prime Minister Rajapakse said, “All sections of our society are sick and tired of theories and verbose statements, sick of visionary statements of our leaders, which have been largely confined to words, words. Like you, the captains of business, I… Read more »
India May Pull Troops From Kashmir
After New Talks by Somini Sengupta, The New York Times, September 6, 2005 NEW DELHI, Sept. 5 – India will pull back troops from the disputed territory of Kashmir if militant infiltration and violence ends, the prime minister’s office announced Monday evening after a rare meeting with Kashmiri separatists. The meeting, between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh… Read more »
From Chemmani To Geneva
Will Sri Lanka Face Its Truth? by Wimal Navaratnam, Brampton, Canada, June 30, 2025 From Chemmani to Geneva Contents Background and Context of the High Commissioner’s Visit …………………………………………………… 4 Context: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Volker Türk’s Engagement and Key Messages During the Visit ………………………………………………… 4 Transitional Justice and Accountability: …………………………………………………………………………. 5 Repeal of Draconian Security Laws: ………………………………………………………………………………… Read more »