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06-11-2009
Before the resettlement issue is resolved in Sri Lanka, it is not possible for the government to engage in any constructive dialogue to seek political solution for the ethnic problem, feels the Central Bank governor. About 1.5 lakh of the internally displaced are still in camps and the biggest hurdle in their resettlement is landmines, he asserts.
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05-11-2009
The Sri Lankan government is said to have markedly stepped up the release of more than 300,000 displaced Tamils from camps in the north. Everyday between 2,000-3,000 people are now being freed from detention.
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Image: Hundreds of thousands of Tamils have been held for months/ Photo credit: AP
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29-10-2009
Women and Media Collective, an NGO, recently showcased the struggles of Sri Lankan women, their progress in a male-dominated and conflict-ridden country for 25 years. Many feminists believe that women’s movement has been more involved with policy making than mobilising rural women to fight for their rights, writes Feizal Samath.
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Image: A tea worker at Agrapatana tea plantation near Hatton in Sri Lanka's central hills/ Photo credit: IPS
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28-10-2009
In Sri Lanka's crucial textile industry, thousands of jobs are under threat following EU report over alleged human rights abuses and the failure to implement human rights conventions in the country. Officials have suggested that a key trade concession worth more than US$100 million could be withdrawn.
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Image: By 2008, the EU became Sri Lanka's biggest export destination for garments/ Photo credit: IRIN
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22-10-2009
Human Rights Watch has said that the Sri Lankan government is going back on its promise of resettling the war-displaced civilians living in the camps. In May, the government had announced that 80% of the displaced people would be able to return home by the end of the year.
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Image: Internally displaced people stand near temporary structures in the Arunachalam camp at Manik Farm in northern Sri Lanka/ Photo credit: Reuters
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06-10-2009
The Sri Lankan government says it is taking measures to ensure that the camps housing refugees will cope with the onset of monsoon rains. The government is also planning to tap foreign donors to raise more cash to look after over 250,000 displaced people.
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Image: It's feared that civilians could suffer when the monsoon arrives/ Photo credit: AFP
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29-09-2009
Mostly inhabited by minority Tamil community, Vakarai is considered located on a ‘fault line’ of disasters. This Sri Lankan fishing village has seen the worst of tsunami and the war between government troops and LTTE, but it is now slowly reconstructing itself.
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Image: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Bernard Savage during the Vakarai school opening/ Photo credit: IPS
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14-09-2009
Sri Lanka is preparing to resettle internally displaced Tamil civilians ahead of next month’s monsoon. The government has been facing accusations of keeping more than 250,000 refugees in camps against their will.
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Image: Life is miserable for Lankan Tamil refugees in camps/ Photo credit: Indian Express
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01-09-2009
A Tamil journalist in Sri Lanka has been sentenced for 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for abetting terrorism. The Colombo High Court convicted J.S. Tissainayagam under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, as he has been found guilty of causing communal disharmony.
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Image: J.S. Tissainayagam/ Photo credit: Asian Human Rights Commission
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27-08-2009
After the telecast of a video showing summary execution of prisoners in Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch has called for an international commission of inquiry to investigate the possible war crimes. The organisation has said that the video makes a mockery of the Lankan president’s claim of ‘clean war’.
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