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Bandula Kothalawala London N7
British diplomats, licking their self-inflicted wounds from the 11th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka, must have felt a tremendous sense of relief to learn that a pack of hyenas from the British media have already pounced on their elusive quarry.
The Times, after detailed research backed [...]
By Dr.Levins T.C.Rajaratnam*
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights is not limited in scope to ensuring the observance of human rights by Governments alone.
The Declaration has a far wider purpose: the observance of human rights by all governmental and non-governmental alike. Article 3 of the Universal Declaration, which requires that everyone has the right to life; [...]
The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Now on UNHRC archived webcast
http://www.un.org/webcast/unhrc/archive.asp?go=0111
After several days delay and protests from the Sri Lanka mission in Geneva, the webcast of the special session on Sri Lanka has now been uploaded to the archives of the UN Human Rights Council.
Upon inquiry, personnel of [...]
Piyal Samarakone
We set the example for others to follow although it’s not palatable for the West. But the truth remains, as the way it should remain, the double standard and insecure West not willing to accept, simple because preface is from a tiny Buddhist nation.
Our sincere believe Pakistan will come out victorious just like [...]
Lalin Fernando Kalubowila, Dehiwala 10350 Sri Lanka
1. Introduction
The contract between the soldier and the state is unique. It is ‘You must do your duty even at the cost of your life. If you should die in doing your duty the state will look after your wife and children’. Despite this in 1983 when 13 soldiers [...]
THOMAS A. MARKSThe Courtesy Kathmandu Post
History and geography have left Nepal a very imperfect state in search of a nation. As Sri Lanka has been given a second chance, Nepal has been given an opportunity to become a nation-state
When a victorious general was granted a “Triumph” in ancient Rome — a parade through the streets [...]
Government Information Department
As power struggles wage between factions of the LTTE overseas with Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP attempting to grab the leadership of the now defunct LTTE, Tamils living in the Northern part of Sri Lanka are vehemently opposed to any presence of a renewed LTTE terror or democratic outfit again ,reports reaching Colombo from [...]
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