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Thursday, March 20, 2014

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Arrest of HRDs in Sri Lanka:Repeal the Prevention ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Arrest of HRDs in Sri Lanka:Repeal the Prevention ...: HC Navi Pillay is being welcomed by Vibhushika Palendran (13), (right) who was arressed withher mother HRD Jayakumari 19th March, 2014 ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka: No amount of time will allow truth, jus...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka: No amount of time will allow truth, jus...: ''From our experience we know that no amount of time will allow truth, justice and accountability to be established domesticall...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Arrest of HRDs in Sri Lanka:Repeal the Prevention ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Arrest of HRDs in Sri Lanka:Repeal the Prevention ...: HC Navi Pillay is being welcomed by Vibhushika Palendran (13), (right) who was arressed withher mother HRD Jayakumari 19th March, 2014 ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka: The state is being over-represented by ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka: The state is being over-represented by ...: Jehan Perera The sudden deterioration in the climate in the north is unfortunate.  When I visited North last week it seemed that the sens...

Sri Lankan government amplifies its ‘dirty tactics’ during UN session | Amnesty International

Sri Lankan government amplifies its ‘dirty tactics’ during UN session | Amnesty International

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Fr. Praveen and Ruki released without charges

20 Mar 2014 Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) Fr. Praveen and Ruki released without charges ZoomBookmarkSharePrintListenThey also suspected us of submitting reports to international agencies that had harmful impacts on Sri Lanka Colleague of Fernando, lawyer and Rights Now Executive Director, Sudarshana Gunawardana who appeared for the two activists, speaking to Daily Mirror yesterday said, "Ruki and Fr. Praveen were presented before the JMO and thereafter before the Magistrate last night at about 11.30 pm. The TID officials stated that investigations had been concluded and Ruki and Fr. Praveen were being released without any charges." Meanwhile, Fr. Praveen speaking to Daily Mirror yesterday on his arrest said he would continue to work towards building peace and reconciliation despite safety concerns. "The TID officials repeatedly questioned Ruki and myself separately concerning our purpose of visit to the North and of our activities. They were particularly concerned of us visiting Jeyakumari who was arrested last week and it seemed that we had been followed for several days because they had a lot of photographic evidence. They suspected us of having connections with the LTTE and of attempts to help the LTTE reorganize. They also suspected us of submitting reports to international agencies that had harmful impacts on Sri Lanka. However, following interrogations they realised we were not guilty," Fr. Praveen said.

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka HRDs Ruki Fernando and Fr. Praveen were ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka HRDs Ruki Fernando and Fr. Praveen were ...: DEFENDING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF TERRORISTS Editorial / State Daily News, 19 March 2014 All sanctimonious humbugs in the non governmental ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: SL Minstry of Defence (MOD) site has deleted libe...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: SL Minstry of Defence (MOD) site has deleted libe...: Here  is the post on the MOD site this morning now taken out. See Srilanka brief note posted this morning with the heading : Arresst of H...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Hours before two SL HRDs released in Colombo, SL ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Hours before two SL HRDs released in Colombo, SL ...: SL AMB Ravinatha Ariyasinha ''The detention on 16th March of Mr. Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen under the PTA were in connec...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Hours before two SL HRDs released in Colombo, SL ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Hours before two SL HRDs released in Colombo, SL ...: SL AMB Ravinatha Ariyasinha ''The detention on 16th March of Mr. Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen under the PTA were in connec...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lankan Human Rights Defenders Freed Without Ch...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lankan Human Rights Defenders Freed Without Ch...: IFJ Asia The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is relieved to report that the respected human rights activists Ruki Fernand...

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Release HRDs Ruki Fernando and Fr. Praveen form Sr...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Release HRDs Ruki Fernando and Fr. Praveen form Sr...: ''The Observatory condemns the arrest and judicial harassment of Mr. Ruki Fernando, Rev. Praveen Omi and Ms. Balendran Jeya...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Arresst of HRDs in Sri Lanka: Misinformtion campai...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Arresst of HRDs in Sri Lanka: Misinformtion campai...: We reprodse an news item form state controlled Daily news which is full of lies. Ruki Fernando and Fr, Praveen have never been promin...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka: Arrests of Ruki Fernando and Father Pr...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka: Arrests of Ruki Fernando and Father Pr...: Sri Lanka: Free Prominent Rights Defenders [1] The arbitrary arrest and detention of prominent human rights defenders is an attempt to ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Immediately and unconditionally release human righ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Immediately and unconditionally release human righ...: Jayakumari and her daughter ( photo: Freddy Gamage) Re: Siege at the home of human rights defender Ms Balendran Jayakumari On 13 March...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: UNHRC March 2014 - Revised draft resolution on Sri...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: UNHRC March 2014 - Revised draft resolution on Sri...: The UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva. (UN) ''8. Takes note of the High Commissioner’s recommendations and conclusions...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka: Arrest of female HRD Jayakumari and her...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka: Arrest of female HRD Jayakumari and her...: Jayakumari and her daughter (photo:uktamilnews) Yesterday (13 th March 2014) one of the leading Killinochchi activist and her daughte...

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Nine bodies, mostly women, found on Sri Lanka’s la...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Nine bodies, mostly women, found on Sri Lanka’s la...: unearthed bodies of Mullaitivu mass grave Reuters Nine bodies, most of them women, have been found in a mass grave in Sri Lanka in th...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: A new report documents incidents of rape, tortur...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: A new report documents incidents of rape, tortur...: The Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice has today released a report that presents credible allegations pointing to the commission of...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Establisht an international mechanism for inquiry ...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Establisht an international mechanism for inquiry ...: The increasing authoritarianism of the government is a fact JOINT CIVIL SOCIETY MEMORANDUM TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND THE INTERNA...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Draft resolution on Sri Lanka as received by UN Hu...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Draft resolution on Sri Lanka as received by UN Hu...: UNHRC in 25th session ( UN photo) Draft resolution on Sri Lanka as received by Human Rights Council Members 25/1. Promoting reconcili...

Sri Lankan Tamil clergy make plea to UN rights council

Sri Lankan Tamil clergy make plea to UN rights council

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Red Cross to conduct Sri Lanka disappearance surve...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Red Cross to conduct Sri Lanka disappearance surve...:  Press Trust of India A needs assessment survey in Sri Lanka for families of individuals who disappeared during the nearly three-decade lo...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka family finds mass grave in garden in for...

SRI LANKA BRIEF: Sri Lanka family finds mass grave in garden in for...: Matale mass gave had 154 skeletons AFP – Colombo: A Sri Lankan family has stumbled upon the remains of at least nine bodies buried in t...