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Police in Sri Lanka say that former Tamil Tiger fighters are free to apply to join the police force.
Archive for January, 2012
Ex Tamil Tiger rebels ‘free to join Sri Lanka police’Monday, January 30th, 2012 Tamils await their peace dividendMonday, January 30th, 2012 [The Global and Mail] For Tamils, the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war has brought no peace dividend; for Tamil women, peace has brought with it a continuation – and in some cases an intensification – of violence and insecurity. In the country’s predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east – a region half the size of Nova Scotia – tens of thousands of “war widows” have been living under the control of the central government and Sinhalese security forces since 2009 and the end of the civil war, whose last few months saw as many as 40,000 civilians killed. UN role for Sri Lanka ex-army General Shavendra SilvaFriday, January 27th, 2012 [BBC] One of Sri Lanka’s most controversial diplomats, an ex-army commander, has got a senior post advising the UN secretary general, the government says. Sri Lanka: No Progress on JusticeTuesday, January 24th, 2012 [Human Rights Watch] The Sri Lankan government in the past year failed to advance justice and accountability for the victims of the country’s 26-year-long civil conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2012. While Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged north and east became more open, the government deepened repression of basic freedoms throughout the country. I fear my homeland: Ocean Lady claimant tells IRBTuesday, January 24th, 2012 [National Post] More than two years after the smuggling ship MV Ocean Lady arrived off the West Coast carrying 76 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, the first public hearing to determine whether to accept them as refugees took place on Monday. India pushes Sri Lanka over war probeTuesday, January 17th, 2012 [AFP] India on Tuesday encouraged neighbouring Sri Lanka to implement findings of a probe into the island’s bloody civil war as a way to improve ethnic relations after decades of bloodshed. India presses Sri Lanka on political reformTuesday, January 17th, 2012 [BBC] India’s foreign minister has urged Sri Lanka to move forward with reconciliation and constitutional reform on a trip to the island nation. Sri Lanka’s Game of DiplomacyMonday, January 16th, 2012 [International Policy Digest] As promised, the Sri Lankan government made the final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) public last month. It has also recently released its “National Action Plan for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights: 2011-2016.” Minister Baird Comments on Final Report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation CommissionWednesday, January 11th, 2012 [Canada News Centre] Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on the final report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission: “Canada notes the public release of the report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. Although we are still studying the report, the commission has addressed and provided recommendations in some areas of concern, including reconciliation, the rule of law and demilitarization. Berman Calls on Sri Lankan Government to Hold Accountable Human Rights AbusersTuesday, January 10th, 2012 [US Foreign Affairs News] Congressman Howard Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the following statement on the recent release of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission Report.
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