SRI LANKA Church helps ‘despairing’ Tamil Tigers

(UCAN, November 30, 2009) - VAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka - Church workers are trying to help former Tamil Tiger rebels, who are said to be living in the “blackest of [...]

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Tamil Eelam Heroes’ Day 2009: Videos & photos

(New York, 29 11 2009) - Thousands of Tamils in several world capitals this weekend attended Maveerar Day events, an annual remembrance for the fallen Tamil Eelam heroes.
The Maveerar day [...]

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National Unity based on Equality, Autonomy and the Rights of Self Determination - Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne

(Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne, 29 11 2009) - We are suffering because we have failed to resolve basic problems in our country. We cannot claim to be a free and democratic [...]

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Developing an Authoritative Case for Genocide against the Government of Sri Lanka

This book traces the ongoing engagement of international lawyer Francis A. Boyle during the last years of the conflict. Boyle was among the very few addressing the international legal implications of the Sri Lankan Government’s grave and systematic violations of Tamil human rights while the conflict was taking place. This is the first book to develop an authoritative case for genocide against the Government of Sri Lanka under international law

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Commonwealth vetoes Sri Lanka bid to hold 2011 gathering

(By Nicholas Watt, The Guardian, Sunday 29 November) - Sri Lanka has been blocked from hosting the next meeting of Commonwealth leaders in protest at Colombo’s military repression against the [...]

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Sri Lanka former Army chief says not against war crimes probe

(Xinhua, , Nov. 29 ) - COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s former Army chief and opposition front runner in the upcoming Presidential election General Sarath Fonseka declared that he was not [...]

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Prime Minister reinforces Commonwealth values

(British Tamil Forum, 29 11 2009) - British Tamils welcome the initiative by our Prime Minister Gordon Brown in making a stand against Sri Lanka’s bid to host the next [...]

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Seeman alleges harassment by Canadian authorities

(Times of India, 29 11 2009) - CHENNAI: Tamil film director Seeman, deported from Canada for making fiery speeches hailing the LTTE, a banned organisation in that country, has alleged [...]

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Lessons the Zurich Conference Teach the Tamil Diaspora

(by Dr. Ethirveerasingam, November 28, 2009) - Tamils are still suffering from a “minority complex -mentality.” The term minority is a term that was used by a group that lost [...]

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Rajapaksa-Fonseka battle is blessing in disguise for the Tamil-speaking people and the Sinhalese

(by Vasantha Rajah, 28 11 2009) - The ongoing “Rajapaksa-Fonseka battle” is a blessing in disguise for the Tamil-speaking people and the Sinhalese despite its immediate appearances; because the upcoming [...]

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