Arms Trail: April 27, 2007.

Tamil Nadu CM has made it clear that the DMK Government would allow no room for the banned terrorist outfit, LTTE, in the State.
Jaya Menon, Karunanidhi warns LTTE to keep off Tamil coast, Indian Express, April 27, 2007.

No LTTE activities in Tamil Nadu: Karunanidhi, ZEE News, April 26, 2007.

Congress has raised the issue of extradition of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in the state Assembly. Prabhakaran is the main accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Meanwhile the LTTE carried out an attack three days ago on the Palalai military complex in the northern Jaffna peninsula, saying two light aircraft dropped bombs on the base.
Anusha Ondaatjie and Paul Tighe, Sri Lankan Alert Shuts Airport; Rebel Leaders Targeted in Raid, Bloomberg, April 27, 2007.
PK Balachandran, Tigers stage second air attack against Lankan forces, Hindustan Times, April 24, 2007.

Also See:
According to U.N. estimates, there are around 640 million small arms floating around in the world. India with a small arms arsenal estimated at 6.3 million is sixth in the global ranking.
R. Hariharan, Militancy and small arms proliferation, The Hindu, April 20, 2007.

PK Balachandran, LTTE says air force will help claim statehood, Hindustan Times, April 26, 2007.

Maldives Update: April 25, 2007.

Two former female leaders of the opposition were involved in separate confrontations with law- enforcement authorities.
Aishath Aniya was asked to attend the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs for questioning in relation to comments she made about the veil in media.
Shehenaz Abdullah was denied an opportunity to address the court and was convicted without a lawyer present.
Ajay Makan, Day Of Turmoil For Female Dissidents, Minivan News, April 24, 2007.

The Government has called on the opposition Party to participate in the proposed Commonwealth -sponsored constitutional conference.
MDP has rejected the invitation, saying that the party’s participation in a Commonwealth -sponsored constitutional conference is “out of the question" since the conference is “another façade” to mask the government’s lack of genuine commitment to reform.
Ajay Makan, MDP Rejects Commonwealth Constitutional Conference, Minivan News, April 24, 2007.

Southern States Update: April 25, 2007.

Investigations by Campaign Against Child Trafficking (CACT) in Coimbatore reveals that a 42-day-old baby girl was sold by her parents for Rs. 2,000, near Tirupur.
Anasuya Menon, Child trafficking rampant in Coimbatore, The Hindu, April 25, 2007.

AIADMK has accused the DMK government of harassing a a major stakeholder in Jaya TV.
Jaya Menon, ‘DMK govt harassing Jaya TV shareholder’, indian Express, April 20, 2007.

Tamil Nadu police has stepped up the security for former CM Jayalalitha Jeyaram, following a death threat has been issued against her allegedly by the LTTE.
Walter Jayawardhana, Alleged letter issued by the Tamil Tigers threaten to kill former Chief Minister Jayalalitha Jeyaram, Lanka Web.

Meanwhile the LTTE has refuted the allegations saying it had no links with Tamil Nadu or other country’s local politics.

Also See:
The American government’s assessment of Prabhakaran, Lanka Web.

Maldives Update: April 23, 2007.

Man allegedly killed in police custody has caused clashes among police and opposition activists holding demonstrations.
Roland Buerk, Maldives opposition plan protest, BBC News, April 20, 2007.

Post-mortem to help explain how Hussein Salah died was done in Sri Lanka. Autopsy results have found no sign of torture on the body of Hussain Salah.
Will Jordan, Post-Mortem Complete, Salah’s Body Prepared For Return, Minivan News, April 21, 2007.

Roland Buerk, Maldives man 'was not tortured', BBC News, April 22, 2007.

The interference of the Maldives police in the matter clearly shows that the post mortem examination was conducted on the request of and with extensive involvement by the government of Maldives.
Will Jordan, Post-Mortem “Contradictory And Inexplicable,” Says Family, MinivanNews, April 23, 2007.

Also See:
Letters On The Controversy Over Salah's Death, Minivan News, April 19, 2007.

Letters On Salah's Post Mortem, Minivan News, April 22, 2007.

Ali Rasheed, One Doc Too Many: A Case Study, Minivan News, March 17, 2007

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Maldives Update (Ameen Faizal) April 23, 2007

From Minivan News:

After Six Days In Jail, Ameen Faisal Sees Lawyer

Six days after he was arrested and taken to Dhoonidhoo prison, Shadow Defence Minister, Ameen Faisal, has been able to see his lawyer. Mariya Ahmed Didi visited the prison at 10:30am on Saturday. She reports that she also visited the prison on Friday, but when she arrived officials knew nothing of her visit and she was refused entry. Mr Faisal’s family had voiced concern that he had been denied access to legal advice, labeling it, “a blatant violation of all international human rights treaties.”

Sri Lanka Update: April 22, 2007.

A multi-million-pound credit card scam at petrol stations across Britain is alleged to be funding the LTTE rebels in Sri Lanka.
Luke Baker, Police probe scam that may fund Sri Lanka rebels, Reuters, April 21, 2007.

Motorists hit by card clone scam, BBC News, April 21, 2007.

Norwegians Against Terrorism (NAT) claims that 90 percent of the LTTE’s funds are coming from sources outside Sri Lanka.
Ayesha Wijeratne, ‘90 percent of LTTE funding comes from outside’, The Nation, April 22, 2007.

Corrupt politicians and governments are bigger stumbling blocks for development of Sri Lanka than the war.
Gamini Warushamana, Conflict not the biggest stumbling block for economic growth - Wimal Weerawansa, Sunday Observer, April 22, 2007.

Meanwhile the Government has rejected the allegations that Defence Secretary threatened a news editor.

In the recent times, there has been a noticeable decline in the freedom of media and in the accuracy and responsibility of media expression in the country as a whole.

The security situation in the North-East hinders progress in particular provinces, Water and sanitation coverage is low in this region with only about one out of every 10 households having tap water.

Although the President has won accolades for protection of Buddhism, and has shown no qualms in confronting the LTTE’s violence with a greater show of strength, he has demonstrated a liberal disposition towards other religions.
Jehan Perera, PRESIDENT’S VATICAN VISIT MAY BRING UNEXPECTED RESULTS, NPC, April 17, 2007.

Also See:
Iqbal Athas, Situation Report, Sunday Times, April 22, 2007.

Wilson Gnanadass, Tamils live in fear and insecurity, The Nation, April 22, 2007.

Southern States Update: April 21, 2007.

Sri Lankan fishermen have expressed concerns on the adverse effects a 152 kilometer long shipping lane called the Sethusamudram Canal will have on their livelihoods.
A Controversial Canal, Panoscope, April 09, 2007.

Meanwhile the Janata Party President claims to have sent fresh evidence on Ramar Sethu (Adams Bridge) to President A P J Abdul Kalam.

The Navy has proposed to the fisheries department to adopt a novel methodology to minimize incidents of fishermen straying into the Sri Lankan territorial waters.
Permanent Naval base in TN coast soon, New Indian Express, April 12 2007.

Hindu religious leaders warned of a “big uprising” if the dredging did not take an alternative route in the Sethusamudram Canal.
Jaya Menon, Sethu dredging: VHP warns of big uprising, Indian Express, April 18, 2007.

Back in Dhoonidhoo: Ameen Faisal, April 20, 2007

Amin Faisal, Shadow Defence Minister and the elected President of Male' Dhaairaa of the Maldivian Democratic Party has been detained in the notorious Dhoonidhoo Island in solitary confinment. He was taken into custody while attending the funeral of Hussein Salah who was allegedly murdered by the Maldivian police. Mr.Mohamed Nasheed (Anni), the Chairperson of the MDP was detained at the same time. Mr.Nasheed who has since been released claimed that he was severely beaten up by the police and iscurrently receiving treatment in Sri Lanka.

Ill-treatment and torture of detainees by the Maldivian police are commonly reported in the international media and by the Amnesty International. Dhoonidhoo Prison is especially notorious, and Maldivians refer to it as the Dhoonidhoo Hilton.

Amin Faisal is being held without access to legal representation whichis in contravention of all international humanitarian conventions andthe Maldives is signitory to several of them. His lawyer, Ms.Mariya Didi (whose part in the Maldivian democratization movement was recently recognized by the US State Department), was informed April 20, 2007 at 0930 hours that she would be able to visit him. The police arranged for her to visit Dhoonidhoo, but when she arrived there the island police claimed that they knew nothing of the visit. Therefore she was forced to return without having seen Mr.Faisal.

Mr. Faisal is widely known (in the Maldives) to be diabetic and is also on medication for high blood pressure. His family is extremely concerned for his ill-health. His sister told Minivan News: "I am very concerned for his safety. If Anni was beaten up then there is no reason to believe that the police will treat Ameen any better! I am also very concerned for his health as he is a diabetic (Type II). The fact that he is being denied access to his lawyer is a blatant violation of all international human rights treaties," she added.His wife has also not been allowed to visit him.

Amin Faisal has been targeted by the police on several occasions. He was arrested and detained for several weeks in November 2006 following the Addu Boat Crisis reported extensively here on Subcontinent South.

Will Jordan, 21 In Jail Since Salah’s Death, Including Ameen Faisal, April 19, 2007.

Southern States Update: April 19, 2007.

The construction of a barrage on the river Godawari by Andhra Pradesh government has run into further problems. Maharashtra Government has lodged a strong protest with the Prime Minister against Andhra Pradesh for creating a law and order situation in Maharashtra.
Dharmendra Jore, AP is creating law and order problem in Maharashtra: CM tells PM , Hindustan Times, April 19, 2007.

Judiciary has intervened only in those areas where the legislature has failed to enact laws for years, says the Supreme Court.

The legal aid cell opened by the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) has been of immense help to AIDS affected Widows.
Arun Ram, Widows inherit AIDS, wrath in Tamil Nadu, DNA, April 18, 2007.

Sex education not to be introduced at the school level in Karnataka due to widespread opposition.

"Steps should be taken to ensure that Dalits and other oppressed sections got protection within the globalising market", says Agriculture Minister of Karnataka.

Also See:
The drugs which cost 12 times more than the older medicines, will be handed out once India has treated 100,000 AIDS patients with the cheaper drugs.
Abhishek Garg, India to supply cheaper second line HIV drugs, Money Times, April 19, 2007.

Maldives Update: April 17, 2007.

Custodial death of a heavy construction worker who was arrested on drugs charges has triggered protests and a high tension situation in Maldives.
Row over Maldives 'custody' death, BBC News, Monday, 16 April 2007.
Will Jordan, What Happened To Hussein Salah? Minivan, April 15, 2007.

Violence broke out when Hussein Salah's body was brought for burial. The family refused to grant permission, demanding a post mortem.
Will Jordan, Violent Death Leads To Trouble On The Streets, Minivan, April 15, 2007.

The family’s requests to preserve the body for post mortem was refused.
Ajay Makan, Political Tug Of War Over Corpse, Minivan, April 16, 2007.

Sri Lanka Update: April 15, 2007.

"The government is using antiterrorism legislation to silence the press," says Sam Zarifi, Asia research director for Human Rights Watch.
President pushing the journalists to support the military in its fight against the LTTE.
Easwaran Rutnam, Lankan journalists under threat, claims HRW, Daily Mirror, April 13, 2007.

The defence ministry has announced the capture of control on the A-5 road linking the town of Chenkaladi and Badulla in the central part of the island. The highway in the eastern province was under Tamil Tiger control for past 15 years.
Sri Lanka troops take key highway from Tigers, Lanka Business Online, April 12, 2007.
Lanka wrests LTTE-held highway, Times of India, April 13, 2007.

Government to appoint an Ombudsman to receive and look into complaints of involuntary disappearances or abductions.
PK Balachandran, Sri Lanka to have ombudsman for disappearances, Hindustan Times, April 14, 2007.

"It is a small step for all parties in the conflict to agree to allow access to independent human
rights monitors but it would make a huge difference to the lives of ordinary Sri Lankans."

Most inhabitants desire an undivided peaceful Sri Lanka, where economic and social development can progress unimpeded.
Hemal Pieris, A call for an immediate cease-fire, for the New Year period, Daily Mirror, April 13, 2007.

India is providing the Sri Lankan military with valuable information that has led to the destruction of many shiploads of LTTE weapons being smuggled into the country.
Jehan Perera, RULING PARTY’S MAY 1 PROPOSALS MAY BRING LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL, NPC, April 9, 2007.

Also See:
Terrorist & Humanitarian assistance, Reuters, April 13, 2007.

Chandi Sinnathurai,‘Sri Lankan Forces Won’t Attack Tiger Heartland’ - Why? Countercurrents,
April 13 , 2007.

Kishali Pinto Jayawardena, Criticism of the state and the failure of the rule of law, Sunday Times, April 15, 2007.

Southern States Update: April 14, 2007.

The words of the judiciary have tasted bitter to governments regardless of their being regional or national because the courts base their orders on the Constitution while ruling political arrangements treaded a different measure due to political conveniences.
Cho Ramaswamy, Social injustice, India Interacts, April 14, 2007.

Karnataka tightens surveillance on road. The total cost of the increased vigilance is likely to be around Rs 3 crore, Maya Sharma, NDTV, April 14, 2007.

A jeep carrying 300 kg of explosives blew up near Chennai killing 16. Police said a short circuit caused the explosives to blow up.
The jeep was carrying the slurry explosives along with the detonators against statutory safety regulations. This has been confirmed by a team of explosives experts who examined the blast site.
Jaya Menon, Police blame negligence for blast, Indian Express, April 09, 2007.

Tamil Nadu Government has decided to consult the Centre regarding a greater role for the state in issuing licences to explosives dealers.
Jaya Menon, TN wants bigger say on licences to explosives dealers, Indian Express, April 10, 2007.

India gears up to implement the third phase of its National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) this month.

Tamil Nadu, and Andhra have filed petitions seeking review of the much talked about Supreme Court’s order on police reforms to make the police force across the country more effective
Satya Prakash, Four states files petition in SC over police reforms, Hindustan Times, April 09, 2007.

Arms Trail: April 13, 2007.

Yet again a boat, carrying seven fishermen, was fired at in the sea off Kodiakarai. Fishermen alleged that they were attacked by the Lankan Navy.
Jaya Menon, Another TN fishing boat fired at, Indian Express, April 6, 2007.

The recent seizure of explosive materials by the various Central agencies shows the existence of a thriving smuggling network between LTTE the operatives and Tamil Nadu fishermen.
Jaya Menon, Indian fishermen may have invited firing from Lanka, Indian Express, April 12, 2007.

Tamil Nadu police have arrested 3 members of the LTTE intelligence wing.
Paul Tighe and Anusha Ondaatjie, India Arrests Suspects From Tamil Rebel Navy Unit, Bloomberg, April 11, 2007.

India to have a full-fledged naval air base near Rameswaram, to increase air surveillance and make presence more felt in the entire Indian Ocean.
Arup Chanda, India to have naval air base in Indian Ocean, Tribune News Service, , April 11

It is believed that many quarries Tamil Nadu have links with the supply chain of explosives to the LTTE.

Also See:

MR Narayanswamy, On to Tamil Eelam: from bicycle to aircraft, Hindustan Times, March 27, 2007.

Maldives Update: April 9, 2007.

Maldivian government had hired an English expert to help modernize the country’s police force.
Foreign Experts To Reform Maldives Police, Minivan News, October 7, 2006.

But now the Maldives Police Service (MPS) paints a picture of an amateurish, overstaffed, inefficient and poorly organised force.
Will Jordan, Star Force Slated In Leaked Report, Minivan News, April 5, 2007.

John Robertson's letter to Minivan News On His Leaked Report.

Special Majlis Speaker has refused to allow a debate on lowering the voting age for the referendum on a Presidential or Parliamentary style of government to 18.
Ajay Makan, Constitutional Crisis As Government Defies Special Majlis, Minivan News, April 8, 2007.
The government’s sincerity towards the national reform process was thrown into doubt after a majority of ruling party members boycotted Sunday’s sitting of the Special Majlis or constitutional assembly to decide on lowering the voting age to 18 years.
A slap on Maldives youths’ face? Haveeru Online, March 27, 2007.

U.N. Security Council will discuss potential threats to international security from climate change. Maldives faces the threat of being wiped out from the world map due to climate change.
Dire straits, DNA, April 09, 2007.

Also See:
A.S.I. Moosa (Sappe'), The murderous dictator and the 'Bullet-Ballot' propaganda, Dhivehi Observer, 1 April 2007.

Sri Lanka Update: April 8, 2007.

Sri Lankan peace keepers who are supposed to be monitoring peace have gone from reporting single shots as cease-fire violations to reporting whole battles.
Simon Robinson, Sri Lanka: Endless War, Time, April 05, 2007.

Arm trafficking racket trying to smuggle weapons from the United States to Tamil Tiger rebels were arrested by the US authorities.
US busts Asian network seeking arms for Tamil Tigers; Singapore man pleads guilty, LBO, April 5, 2007.

Former head of the Al Qaeda Unit of the CIA has said that the LTTE has been stealing European passports and supplying them to al Qaeda terrorists.
Walter Jayawardhana, ‘Another channel for al Qaeda to attack US, courtesy LTTE’, The Nation.

One of the biggest benefits for the LTTE, since its demonstration of air strike capability, has been the response of the Tamil diaspora abroad. Intelligence sources confirmed that funding, which slowed down, had resumed in a big way.
Iqbal Athas, LTTE air wing: How it began and what it means, Sunday Times, April 08, 2007.

According to intelligence sources, Sea Tiger leader Soosai wants to do something significant to boost the image of the Sea Tigers as the Tiger Air Wing did by launching an attack on the Katunayake Air Base.
Bogus assumptions, failed attempts leave Tigers in jitters, Sunday Observer, 8 April 2007.

Human Rights Situation Assessment Reports that there is a severe shortage of water and clothing items in the welfare centers. The non-collection of garbage; and the prevalence/spread of chicken pox, hepatitis and diarrhoea are other issues of concern.
Ayesha Zuhair, HRCSL report paints gloomy picture, Daily Mirror, April 07, 2007.

If the current human rights initiatives are to be truly effective and not merely cosmetic, they will need to be tied to a campaign that brings the government and LTTE back to the negotiating table.
Jehan Perera, THE WEAKNESS OF LAW IN A TIME OF WAR, NPC, March 12, 2007.

Reflecting on 'imperfect' democracies and the constitutional process by Kishali Pinto Jayawardena.

The ongoing problem of poverty in Sri Lanka has been attributed to the lagging rural sector growth, limited productivity growth and low or declining productivity.
Sri Lanka on course to reducing poverty by half, Sunday Observer, 8 April 2007.

Southern States Update: April 7, 2007.

The inter-state row between Andhra and Maharashtra over an irrigation project across river Godavari has further deepened. Maharashtra denies permission for Andhra Pradesh's irrigation minister to visit the project site.
Andhra-Maharashtra water row deepens, India eNews, April 05, 2007.

Meanwhile an intra-state water dispute erupted in Andhra Pradesh when farmers of backward Mahabubnagar district in the Telangana region and Kurnool district in the Rayalaseema region clashed on Friday.
A war over water within Andhra Pradesh, Hindustan Times, April 07, 2007.

Wayanad in North Kerala has seen the country’s highest number of farmer suicides, along with Vidharbha. Water crisis and poor yield has been the prime reason for these suicides.
KA Shaji, How to Grow Water, Tehelka, April 14, 2007.

A 10 Crore scam has come to light in the Andhra Pradesh government's high profile primary education programme.
AP: Funds for primary education swindled, NDTV, April 6, 2007.

The Rival comrades in the ruling party have united to slam the ‘CIA’s bourgeois Kerala media’.

Also See:
A 30-year-old pregnant woman who was living with HIV died after the government healthcare staff denied to provide adequate medical care and hospital admission.
Bobby Ramakant, Another death of pregnant woman with HIV is alarming, Asian Tribune, April 07, 2007.

Southern States Update: April 4, 2007.

Begging is a multi million dollar industry in India and is looked on as a social rather than criminal problem. Tamil Nadu has a notoriety for scandals involving illegal removal of kidneys as Indians are very reluctant voluntary donors.
Siddharth Srivastava, It can pay to be a beggar in India, Asia Times, April 3, 2007.

Opposition leader writes to Prime Minister regarding realignment of Sethusamudram Channel Project for national security.

Opposition party leader of Pondicherry has stressed the need for enforcement of Goondas Act to curb rowdyism in the Union Territory.
Enforcement of Goondas Act sought in Puducherry, New Indian Express, April 4, 2007.

Kerala government to abide by the suggestions of central water commission in constructing a new dam to avoid the potential safety threat.
Kerala firm on new dam at Mullaperiyar, New Indian Express, April 4, 2007.
Kerala Minister for Water Resources has produced the documents signed by Tamil Nadu Special Officer for Inter-State Waters in December 1979, indicating the need for a new dam.
Kerala questions Karunanidhi's stance, The Hindu, April 4, 2007.

Meanwhile the killing of Indian fishermen on the pretext of straying into Lankan territorial waters, not just to poach but to smuggle essentials to the LTTE continues. For the first time five fishermen from Kanyakumari have been killed, it is not certain that the attackers were the Lankan Navy.
Fishermen in Tamil Nadu observed a daylong shut down on Tuesday against the alleged killings of five fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy.
Jaya Menon, 6 days on, attack at sea a whodunnit, Indian Express, April 04, 2007.

The centre is now seriously looking at the option of coordinated patrolling with both navies patrolling their own waters instead of joint patrolling.
Indo-Sri Lanka coordinated patrol in Palk Straits likely, The Economic Times, April 5, 2007.

Maldives Update: April 3, 2007.

Officially legalisation private broadcasting in the Maldives was announced on Wednesday by Minister of Information, Mohamed Nasheed.
Private Broadcasting? Yes But Not Much, Minivan News, March 28, 2007.

Mohamed Nasheed admits that Maldives is so far from seeing true press freedom. In Maldives, "the media is nothing but political activism.”
Abdulla Sharif, Why The Media Is More Than Political Activism, Minivan News, March 31, 2007.

Maldives today called for making the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) fully operational.

Maldives Representative to the U.N has dismissed the UN concerns over religious freedom. UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion had published a strong critical report in August 2006.
Will Jordan, Sobir Hits Back At UN Criticism, Minivan News, March 28, 2007.

People of Ihavandhoo have indulged in a protest over the delay of ADB funded electricity project.
Brutal crackdown imminent say protestors in Ihavandhoo, Dhivehi Observer, March 31, 2007.
Protest in Ihavandhoo still going strong, Dhivehi Observer, April 3, 2007.

The protests have triggered another bout of violence between the police and public. Opposition parties have been demanding the resignation of Commissioner Adam Zahir after recent spate of police violence.

Also See:
Will Jordan, One Year On But Little Reform: MDP, Minivan News, March 27, 2007.

Sri Lanka Update: April 1, 2007.

Study conducted on Tsunami affected women in Sri Lanka, Maldives and India reveals that they face a heightened risks of violence, impoverishment and lack of privacy.
Onkar Pandey, Post-tsunami violence against women on rise: report, Reuters, March 31, 2007.

Ban Ki-moon has appealed to Lankan authorities and Tamil Tigers to break this vicious cycle of attack and retaliation, which only leads to more bloodshed and victims.
UN chief `disturbed` by escalating violence in Sri Lanka, Zee News, April 01, 2007.

The intrusion of the Tiger Air Wing light aircraft was made possible because the Indian built air defence radar was not operational.
Iqbal Athas, Air Tiger thunderbolt jolts nation, Sunday Times, April 01, 2007.
Air Chief Marshal has declared that the Air Defence system provided by India was an outdated equipment and no corrective action has been taken by Indian High Commission in Colombo in spite of complaints.
Defence chief drops bombshell on India, Sunday Times, April 01, 2007.

International diplomatic community has remained silent to LTTE claims of being the only terrorist group in the entire world with their own air strike capability.

The security situation was overblown by the international media. Prestigious global television channels, reported that the Colombo international airport was bombed causing further panic.
Elmo Leonard, Countering air strikes: improve trade, joint ventures and goodwill overseas, Sunday Observer, April 1, 2007.

Sri Lankan and Indian intelligence services believe that the LTTE is developing a mini submarine.
Walter Jayawardhana, LTTE develops mini submarine, The Nation, April 1, 2007.

UN and the International Red Cross claim that Sri Lanka is fast rivalling Darfur in Conflict Escalation.
Dan McDougall, Human cost of Sri Lanka's jungle battles, Guardian, April 1, 2007.

Lankan court has blocked access for an internationally supervised team probing grave human rights abuses in Sri Lanka as the island faces mounting criticism for extra-judicial killings.

Former Ontario prime minister Bob Rae insists that ethnic conflict will never end unless Colombo recognises 'the legitimate collective and individual rights of the Tamils'.
For peace, Sri Lanka has to change: Canadian leader, RxPG News, March 31, 2007.

Also See:
Taking the Tamil community for a ride, Sunday Observer, April 1, 2007.

Many deaths in Sri Lanka fighting, BBC, March 30, 2007.