Even a northern victory, momentous as it would be, would not bring an end to Sri Lanka's conflict.
The northern front, The Economist, October 4, 2007.
There is no doubt that troops manning the Defences in the Wanni, contrary to the position they had taken earlier, have now turned their role into a more active one.
Ranil Wijayapala, LTTE in dire straits as Forces mull Northern advance, Daily News, October 5, 2007.
"In fact, Rajapakse is responsible for effectively tearing up the 2002 ceasefire."
Wije Dias, Sri Lankan president’s speech at the UN: lies in defence of war and human rights abuses, WSW, October 5, 2007.
Showing posts with label conflict. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conflict. Show all posts
Friday, October 05, 2007
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Sri Lanka Update: March 18, 2007.
On the state of the conflict and the ceasefire:
Ahilan Kadirgamar, Island in crisis, Hindustan Times, March 8, 2007.
Human Rights Watch Press Release, Act to End Serious Abuses in Sri Lanka, March 13, 2007.
Sri Lanka seeks U.S. pressure on Tamil Tiger funds, Reuters, March 16, 2007.
Norwegian truce dead- All sides agree, OneWorld South Asia, March 17, 2007.
Iqbal Athas, Situation Report, Sunday Times, March 18, 2007.
On another note: Yet again placing the onus of social harmony on women, the Sri Lankan government has imposed a ban on young mothers in taking up jobs as housemaids in foreign countries ostensibly to minimise social disruption.Women pay the penalty through loss of livelihood.
Sri Lanka Ban on Young Mothers Working Abroad Hasty, OneWorld South Asia, March 17, 2007.
Ahilan Kadirgamar, Island in crisis, Hindustan Times, March 8, 2007.
Human Rights Watch Press Release, Act to End Serious Abuses in Sri Lanka, March 13, 2007.
Sri Lanka seeks U.S. pressure on Tamil Tiger funds, Reuters, March 16, 2007.
Norwegian truce dead- All sides agree, OneWorld South Asia, March 17, 2007.
Iqbal Athas, Situation Report, Sunday Times, March 18, 2007.
On another note: Yet again placing the onus of social harmony on women, the Sri Lankan government has imposed a ban on young mothers in taking up jobs as housemaids in foreign countries ostensibly to minimise social disruption.Women pay the penalty through loss of livelihood.
Sri Lanka Ban on Young Mothers Working Abroad Hasty, OneWorld South Asia, March 17, 2007.
Saturday, February 03, 2007
New Report on Sri Lanka
The Centre for Policy Alternatives has just published a report on
War, Peace and Governance in Sri Lanka: Overview and Trends 2006.
War, Peace and Governance in Sri Lanka: Overview and Trends 2006.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Sri Lanka Update, December 20, 2006
The Sri Lankan ceasefire, observed more in the breach, is five years old this Christmas Eve. News about Sri Lanka continues largely to be news about the conflict.
Radhika Giri, Cry, beloved Tamil country (Interview with Tamil poet Jayapalan) The Statesman, December 17, 2006.
Peace and the Tamil Tigers? (Editorial) Washington Times, December 17, 2006.
Ayesha Zuhair, The Muslims of Mutur: A community at crossroads, Daily Mirror, December 18, 2006.
Jehan Perera, Government needs to keep majority report on table, December 19, 2006.
Dayan Jayatilleka, A Realist Critique Of The Lankan Crisis, Asian Tribune, December 19, 2006.
Reactions to Balasingham's death are still coming in.
V.S. Sambandan, LTTE and Sri Lanka after Balasingham, The Hindu, December 19, 2006.
It is still not too late Prabhakaran (Editorial) Daily News, December 18, 2006.
Vijay Bharath, Remembering Anton Balasingham, TamilCanadian.com, December 17, 2006.
Champica Liyanaarachchi, Balasingham: the ‘silenced’ Voice of Tigers? Daily Mirror, December 20, 2006.
One of Sri Lanka's prominent civil rights organizations, the University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) has published two reports on the situation in the north.
Bulletin No.42– a note on current developments: Disillusionment with the State and the Perils of Unity in Grievance, December 13, 2006.
Bulletin 43 : Laying the Siege of Jaffna- behind the singular assault on the poorest of women, December 13, 2006.
This was UTHR's response to the killing of Kethesh Loganathan:
Ketheeswaran Loganathan and the Tamil Dissidents’ Dilemma, University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna), August 15, 2006.
Earlier in November, UTHR(J) released a special report, The Choice between Anarchy and International Law with Monitoring, to which they have now added a supplement.
Radhika Giri, Cry, beloved Tamil country (Interview with Tamil poet Jayapalan) The Statesman, December 17, 2006.
Peace and the Tamil Tigers? (Editorial) Washington Times, December 17, 2006.
Ayesha Zuhair, The Muslims of Mutur: A community at crossroads, Daily Mirror, December 18, 2006.
Jehan Perera, Government needs to keep majority report on table, December 19, 2006.
Dayan Jayatilleka, A Realist Critique Of The Lankan Crisis, Asian Tribune, December 19, 2006.
Reactions to Balasingham's death are still coming in.
V.S. Sambandan, LTTE and Sri Lanka after Balasingham, The Hindu, December 19, 2006.
It is still not too late Prabhakaran (Editorial) Daily News, December 18, 2006.
Vijay Bharath, Remembering Anton Balasingham, TamilCanadian.com, December 17, 2006.
Champica Liyanaarachchi, Balasingham: the ‘silenced’ Voice of Tigers? Daily Mirror, December 20, 2006.
One of Sri Lanka's prominent civil rights organizations, the University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) has published two reports on the situation in the north.
Bulletin No.42– a note on current developments: Disillusionment with the State and the Perils of Unity in Grievance, December 13, 2006.
Bulletin 43 : Laying the Siege of Jaffna- behind the singular assault on the poorest of women, December 13, 2006.
This was UTHR's response to the killing of Kethesh Loganathan:
Ketheeswaran Loganathan and the Tamil Dissidents’ Dilemma, University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna), August 15, 2006.
Earlier in November, UTHR(J) released a special report, The Choice between Anarchy and International Law with Monitoring, to which they have now added a supplement.
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