Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe hopeful of resolving problems faced by ethnic Tamils
2 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe hopeful of resolving problems faced by ethnic Tamils

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he is hopeful of resolving the problems faced by ethnic Tamils in the country, as he announced the appointment of a committee to find ways to integrate the Indian-origin workers in the plantation sector into the society. “While some of the Tamils of Hill Country origin had integrated successfully into the Sri Lankan society, some have failed and measures would be taken to assist them to do so,” he said. Mr. Wickremesinghe said that the government will appoint a committee to seek how best to integrate the Tamils of Hill Country origin further into the Sri Lankan society. International rights groups claim at least 40,000 ethnic Tamil civilians were killed in the final stages of the war, but the Sri Lankan government has disputed the figures.

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What does Sri Lankan President's promise to return state-occupied land mean for the Tamils?
1 month, 1 week ago

What does Sri Lankan President's promise to return state-occupied land mean for the Tamils?

New Indian Express  

According to California-based think tank 'The Oakland Institute', the land grabs strategically targetted the most densely Tamil and Muslim populated areas "to erase their history and culture while destroying their claim to a unified homeland." Even if the politicians want, the military will not give up the control of the land," explained Dr Paul Newman, associate professor of History at …

Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake a strong contender for president with his alliance’s focus on working class
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake a strong contender for president with his alliance’s focus on working class

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A political alliance centered on the working class has emerged as a strong contender in Sri Lanka’s presidential race, announcing itself to be the agent of change that millions of people called for when an unprecedented economic crisis led to disillusionment with traditional political parties. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of National People’s Power alliance and its …

A moderate voice for Sri Lankan Tamils
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A moderate voice for Sri Lankan Tamils

The Hindu  

The recent passing of R. Sampanthan, a veteran leader of the Tamil National Alliance in Sri Lanka, has created a vacuum in the political leadership of the Tamils, who are yet to exit the trauma of the civil war that ended 15 years ago. Chelvanayakam, who founded the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi in 1949, Sampanthan was first elected in 1977 …

Veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader Sampanthan passes away
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader Sampanthan passes away

The Hindu  

Veteran Sri Lankan Tamil leader Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, who dedicated his political life to pursuing a just solution to the island nation’s Tamil question, passed away in Colombo late on Sunday. Sampanthan, of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi, was a sitting MP from the eastern Trincomalee district and led the Tamil National Alliance, the main grouping representing Tamils of Sri Lanka’s …

A poverty of hope among Sri Lankan Tamils
6 months, 4 weeks ago

A poverty of hope among Sri Lankan Tamils

The Hindu  

When Antony Jesurathnam Mariapushparani, 62, recalls the horrific final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war in striking detail, it is hard to believe it has been 15 years since its end. I saw the destruction with my own eyes,” she says of the time when tens of thousands of Tamils, including women, children, and infants, were killed in the Sri …

Watch | 15 years on, justice and economic progress elude Sri Lanka’s Tamils
7 months ago

Watch | 15 years on, justice and economic progress elude Sri Lanka’s Tamils

The Hindu  

The recent gathering of Sri Lankan Tamils in Mullaivaikkal, brought back traumatic memories of the devastating May 2009 civil war. However, despite the Sri Lankan government declaring it a ‘No Fire Zone’, the military carried out indiscriminate shelling, killing tens of thousands of Tamils. Sri Lanka’s armed forces faced serious allegations of violations of human rights and international law. Fifteen …

Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka’s civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers
7 months ago

Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka’s civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers

Associated Press  

MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka — For 15 years, Rasalingam Thilakawathi has been trying to find out what happened to her daughter at the end of Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war. “If you shot her tell me that you shot her, I will accept it.” Rasalingam Thilakawathi cries for her missing daughter at her home in Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 7, …

Sri Lanka Tamils Mark 15 Years Since End Of Civil War
7 months ago

Sri Lanka Tamils Mark 15 Years Since End Of Civil War

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil community marked 15 years since the end of the island nation’s civil war on Saturday in an emotional ceremony that proceeded despite fears authorities would attempt to prevent its staging. Sri Lankan authorities have repeatedly disrupted similar memorials in the island’s former war zones over the years and arrested participants, but Saturday’s ceremony went ahead without …

Sri Lanka’s Tamils face arrest as they remember the dead
7 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka’s Tamils face arrest as they remember the dead

The Hindu  

The recent arrest of four Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province — when they commemorated their loved ones killed in the final phases of the civil war in 2009 — has put Tamils’ right to memorialise in sharp focus yet again. The police said the arrests were based on magistrate court orders that ruled against holding such commemorative events, citing …

Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe backs India-mooted 13A as solution to Tamil community's demand for political autonomy
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe backs India-mooted 13A as solution to Tamil community's demand for political autonomy

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on January 5 backed the India-mooted 13th Amendment as a solution to address the minority Tamil community's long-pending demand for political autonomy. Addressing a group of professionals in Jaffna, the capital of the Tamil-dominated Northern Province, Mr. Wickremesinghe said the devolution of power shouldn’t merely be a political concept but an economic reality. The 13A …

An under-discussed facet of colonial history
1 year, 1 month ago

An under-discussed facet of colonial history

The Hindu  

November 09, 2023 12:16 am | Updated 01:55 am IST This year marks the bicentenary of the arrival of Tamil indentured labourers in Sri Lanka, a milestone recently commemorated in Colombo at an event called “Naam 200”, where I delivered an address on this woefully under-discussed facet of our colonial history. It was not without reason that the British historian …

Citing ‘inadequate progress’ on rights front, India urges Sri Lanka to keep its promises
1 year, 3 months ago

Citing ‘inadequate progress’ on rights front, India urges Sri Lanka to keep its promises

The Hindu  

India on Tuesday said the progress made by Sri Lanka, on its commitment to fulfill the Tamils’ aspirations, was “inadequate” and urged the island nation to “work meaningfully” to keep its promises. However, progress on the same is inadequate and we urge the Government of Sri Lanka to work meaningfully towards early implementation of its commitments to ensure that the …

Modi Has Asked Wickremesinghe To Act On Tamil Issue, Eyeing 2024. But, It's Easier Said Than Done
1 year, 4 months ago

Modi Has Asked Wickremesinghe To Act On Tamil Issue, Eyeing 2024. But, It's Easier Said Than Done

ABP News  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to India last week was although high on connectivity, trade and investment plans between both countries, it did little to resolve the decades-long controversy that continues to strain the relationship — and that is the issue of Tamil reconciliation that continues to stir up the bloody past of the civil war in Sri Lanka …

Sri Lanka's Opposition Parties Divided on Ethnic Reconciliation of Tamil Minority
1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka's Opposition Parties Divided on Ethnic Reconciliation of Tamil Minority

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s opposition parties on Tuesday stood divided over their participation in the all-party conference called by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday on the National Reconciliation Programme that seeks to address the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of minority Tamils in the island nation. Wickremesinghe prior to his Delhi visit had agreed to the full implementation of the 13th Amendment …

A people of an emerald isle, waiting with doosras
1 year, 6 months ago

A people of an emerald isle, waiting with doosras

The Hindu  

George Bernard Shaw visited Ceylon in 1948, skipping India altogether. ‘…born in Kandy…to a Hill Country Tamil Hindu family of tea plantation workers, the eldest of the four sons born to Lakshmi and to Sinnasamy Muttiah who runs a successful biscuit-making business, he is a grandson of Periasamy Sinnasamy who migrated from south India in 1920 to find work on …

Malaiyaha Tamils | Two hundred years of struggle
1 year, 6 months ago

Malaiyaha Tamils | Two hundred years of struggle

The Hindu  

Of the many tumultuous chapters in Sri Lanka’s history, the one on Malaiyaha Tamils is often glossed over. Brought down by British planters, to work at coffee and tea plantations, the Malaiyaha Tamils have played a crucial role not only in Sri Lanka’s export economy, but also in building the island’s road and railway infrastructure. The community identifies as a …

Remember our history, recognise our labour, say Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamils
1 year, 7 months ago

Remember our history, recognise our labour, say Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamils

The Hindu  

Marking 200 years since their arrival in Sri Lanka from southern India, to work in the British-run plantations, members of the island nation’s historically marginalised Malaiyaha Tamil community have sought greater recognition, political rights, and improved living and working conditions. Watch:How Sri Lanka’s economic crisis affected the Malaiyaha Tamil community Organised by the Institute of Social Development, an NGO working …

10 Sri Lankan Tamils arrived to India seeking refuge
1 year, 7 months ago

10 Sri Lankan Tamils arrived to India seeking refuge

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: A total of 10 Sri Lankan Tamils, including four children and four women, were rescued from the first sand bar near Dhanushkodi on Saturday. The police found that they were from Mullaitivu region in Sri Lanka and had arrived in India hoping to get a better life. Speaking to TNIE, Jacintha Lazarus, Commissioner of Rehabilitation and Welfare of Non …

Sri Lanka's President assures justice for Easter Sunday victims
1 year, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka's President assures justice for Easter Sunday victims

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on April 9 assured justice for all the victims of the 2019 Easter bombings in which 270 people, including 11 Indians, were killed, saying legal proceedings are being processed independently and impartially, without any influence. On April 21, 2019, nine suicide bombers belonging to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat linked to ISIS …

An uphill struggle in Sri Lanka’s tea country
2 years ago

An uphill struggle in Sri Lanka’s tea country

The Hindu  

Watch | How the economic crisis has hurt Sri Lanka’s hill Tamils Sathish Sumithra’s son, barely two years old, is too young to make sense of Sri Lanka’s unrelenting economic crisis, but not to escape it. “An egg costs 70 rupees now,” says Sumithra, breaking down what the country’s 70% inflation and over 80% food inflation means in her working-class …

Keen to solve Tamil community problems in Sri Lanka by next year: Wickremesinghe
2 years, 1 month ago

Keen to solve Tamil community problems in Sri Lanka by next year: Wickremesinghe

Deccan Chronicle  

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said that he is keen to solve all issues, including land and housing, pertaining to the Tamil minority community in the country's Northern Province by next year when the island nation celebrates its 75th anniversary of Independence. Speaking in Vavuniya, a Tamil dominated district in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka where …

CONTROVERSY | Fears in Sri Lanka over Tamil Nadu decision to scrap Tantea plantations
2 years, 1 month ago

CONTROVERSY | Fears in Sri Lanka over Tamil Nadu decision to scrap Tantea plantations

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 17, 2022 10:30 IST A Tamil Nadu government order issued in October this year to hand back tea plantation land to the Forest Department has caused anxiety and concern among plantation Tamils in Sri Lanka. Soon after Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948, it refused citizenship rights for plantation Tamils and demanded that India take back over …

Don’t need outside intervention to solve issues being faced by Tamil community: SL President Wickremesinghe
2 years, 1 month ago

Don’t need outside intervention to solve issues being faced by Tamil community: SL President Wickremesinghe

India TV News  

Ahead of 75th anniversary of independence, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday said his country does not need outside intervention in its internal affairs and urged minority Tamil community to hold talk with government to resolve their outstanding issues. “I invite all of you to have talks next week and settle all outstanding issues before the 75th anniversary of …

Lankan Govt to Appoint Panel for Integration of Indian-origin Tamil Workers in Society: Prez Wickremesinghe
2 years, 1 month ago

Lankan Govt to Appoint Panel for Integration of Indian-origin Tamil Workers in Society: Prez Wickremesinghe

News 18  

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said his government will appoint a committee to seek how best to integrate the Indian-origin Tamil workers in the hill plantation regions further into the Sri Lankan society. “While some of the Tamils of Hill Country origin had integrated successfully into the Sri Lankan society, some have failed and measures would be taken to assist them …

Sri Lanka receives medicine consignment from Puducherry for Tamil workers
2 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka receives medicine consignment from Puducherry for Tamil workers

Deccan Chronicle  

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Sunday received a consignment of medicines from the Government of Puducherry to be used for the Tamil workers in the hill plantation regions of the island nation's central province, according to the office of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Speaking on the occasion, Wickremesinghe said that the government will appoint a committee to seek how best to integrate …

Sri Lanka's Rights Body Urges Wickremesinghe to Provide Protection to Gotabaya Rajapaksa & His Family
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka's Rights Body Urges Wickremesinghe to Provide Protection to Gotabaya Rajapaksa & His Family

News 18  

Sri Lanka's top human rights body has urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to provide adequate protection to the family of his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa as guaranteed by the Constitution and facilitate the former president's return to the crisis-hit country. In a letter, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka on Monday said that it had received several complaints alleging that the …

Ranil Wickremesinghe: The Rajapaksas’ Puppet on a String
2 years, 4 months ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe: The Rajapaksas’ Puppet on a String

The Diplomat  

Hopes that a new president would usher in a measure of calm to restive Sri Lanka seem to have been dashed, with parliamentarians electing Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s eighth president in late July. Wickremesinghe ordered the military and police “to do what is necessary to restore order.” Sure enough, on July 22, Sri Lankan security forces violently cleared the …

Ranil Wickremesinghe is Sri Lanka’s New President, But Its Problems Are Far From Over
2 years, 5 months ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe is Sri Lanka’s New President, But Its Problems Are Far From Over

News 18  

The election of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new President in Sri Lanka through a parliamentary process to fill the position left vacant by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country, is supposed to be a resolution. At present, India is the only country really looking out for Sri Lanka and in recent months, it has already added 7.5 percent to Colombo’s …

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe cracks down on civil unrest with police raids against protesters
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe cracks down on civil unrest with police raids against protesters

ABC  

A day after being sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President, Ranil Wickremesinghe is cracking down on civil unrest with raids by security forces on the protest camps that ousted his predecessor. Key points: Security forces raided the protesters' encampments just after midnight A police spokesperson said the protesters had no right to occupy government property The crackdown comes a …

Sri Lanka's newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in

The Hindu  

Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President on July 21 to take charge of a nation bitterly angry. Lawmakers apparently considered him the safer hands to lead the nation through the crisis, despite public anger at Mr. Wickremesinghe as an example of the nation's problematic political establishment. But protesters flocked to the Presidential residence instead, …

Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan president; protesters demand his resignation
2 years, 5 months ago

Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan president; protesters demand his resignation

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's President by lawmakers, in a rare move that could provide continuity for crucial discussions with the IMF for a bailout deal for the cash-strapped nation but a development that has angered anti-government protesters who renewed their demand for his resignation. Wickremesinghe's comfortable victory with the backing of the …

Sri Lanka crisis updates | Ranil Wickremesinghe elected President in crucial Parliament vote
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis updates | Ranil Wickremesinghe elected President in crucial Parliament vote

The Hindu  

Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected the President of Sri Lanka in a crucial Parliament vote on Wednesday. Amid public unrest due to the unprecedented economic crisis followed by a political turmoil in the country, a senior Indian government official posted in Sri Lanka sustained grievous injuries in an unprovoked assault, the Indian High Commission said on Tuesday as it …

Sri Lanka Turmoil: A History of Discrimination That Culminated in the Current Crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka Turmoil: A History of Discrimination That Culminated in the Current Crisis

The Quint  

Sri Lanka’s crisis is not just about the economy, but a long history of discrimination against minority groups Sri Lanka is in the grip of an economic, political and humanitarian crisis. Wickremesinghe rejected the UN Expert Panel report that outlined Sri Lankan government atrocities against the Tamils. He stated: “India gave us the intelligence but there has been a lapse …

Sri Lanka crisis: How do you fix a broken country?
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: How do you fix a broken country?

CNN  

CNN — For years it had been one of Sri Lanka’s grandest and most heavily guarded buildings, serving as the official residence and state office of the President. “People are tired, hungry and angry … And they are demanding change and accountability because they are sick of seeing the same faces in charge.” ‘We can’t afford to pick or choose’ …

Sri Lanka crisis: Refugees in Tamil Nadu were dreaming of returning to their island nation
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Refugees in Tamil Nadu were dreaming of returning to their island nation

The Hindu  

For over 80 Tamils, including children and infants, who took boats and landed in Tamil Nadu in the last few months, the risky journey was not only about fleeing Sri Lanka’s dire economic situation. “After spending years or decades away in refugee camps in Tamil Nadu, many families came back hoping to build a new life here,” says P. Nagenthiran, …

Sri Lankans honour Tamil victims of civil war after 13 years
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lankans honour Tamil victims of civil war after 13 years

Al Jazeera  

It was the first-ever public event in the island nation where mostly majority ethnic Sinhalese memorialised the minority group. Sri Lankan protesters have lit flames and offered prayers remembering thousands – including ethnic Tamil civilians – killed in the final stages of the country’s decades-long civil war. Since Sri Lankan troops defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009, Sri Lankan …

Sri Lanka economic crisis: next couple of months most difficult for sri lankans pm ranil
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka economic crisis: next couple of months most difficult for sri lankans pm ranil

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday warned citizens that the coming months would be the “most difficult ones” of their lives, with likely 15-hour power cuts, and a further price increase in fuel and gas, just as he outlined plans to arrest the island’s rapid economic decline. President Gotabaya appointed Mr. Wickremesinghe as Premier days after Mahinda Rajapaksa …

Next couple of months ‘most difficult’ for Sri Lankans: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
2 years, 7 months ago

Next couple of months ‘most difficult’ for Sri Lankans: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday warned citizens that the coming months would be the “most difficult ones” of their lives, with likely 15-hour power cuts, and a further price increase in fuel and gas, just as he outlined plans to arrest the island’s rapid economic decline. Mr. Wickremsinghe made a host of proposals, including a “new alternative …

Explained | The political career of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | The political career of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in for a sixth stint as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister on May 13. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday appointed Mr. Wickremesinghe as the Prime Minister of the country after Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resignation, as the country continues to battle its worst-ever economic crisis. Mr. Wickremesinghe was first appointed the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka …

Lanka’s ex-PM Wickremesinghe, with 1 seat in Parliament, may return to premiership
2 years, 7 months ago

Lanka’s ex-PM Wickremesinghe, with 1 seat in Parliament, may return to premiership

India TV News  

Sri Lanka’s former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has just one seat in the 225-member Parliament, could be sworn-in as the next premier on Thursday, amidst the worst economic crisis in the debt-ridden island nation. Members of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, a section of the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya, and several other parties have expressed their support …

19 more Lankan Tamils take reach India amid worst economic crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

19 more Lankan Tamils take reach India amid worst economic crisis

India TV News  

Highlights 19 more Sri Lankan Tamils seek refuge in India as Sri Lanka The Lankan refugees arrived near Rameswaram early on Sunday morning Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from Britain in 1948 19 more Sri Lankan Tamils seek refuge in India as Sri Lanka witnessed one of its worst economic crises. Police personnel, including …

Sri Lankan govt to set up special North-East development fund
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan govt to set up special North-East development fund

The Hindu  

COLOMBO The Sri Lankan governmentwill set up a ‘North-East Development Fund’ to increase investments in the war-affected areas, while probing cases of enforced disappearances and land grabs that remain chief concerns of the Tamil people 13 years after the war ended. The President meanwhile agreed to focus on four key areas, including possibly releasing long-term detainees under the country’s draconian …

Crisis in Sri Lanka: The Hindu Editorial on the economic crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

Crisis in Sri Lanka: The Hindu Editorial on the economic crisis

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka is facing an economic crisis with long queues in front of petrol stations, steep rise in prices of essential commodities and frequent blackouts. Over the last three months, India has provided assistance of $2.4 billion including a $500 million loan deferment and $1 billion credit line to enable the supply of essential commodities. Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa should also …

TN govt will handle Lankan Tamils\' return legally: Stalin
2 years, 9 months ago

TN govt will handle Lankan Tamils\' return legally: Stalin

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Taking cognisance of the sudden arrival of Sri Lankan nationals to the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said the government is in touch with the Centre on how to handle the issue legally. Referring to media reports on the Lankan nationals fleeing the crisis-hit island nation and reaching the shores of Tamil Nadu in …

Take necessary steps to address Tamil aspirations, India urges Sri Lanka
2 years, 9 months ago

Take necessary steps to address Tamil aspirations, India urges Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

India on Friday called upon Sri Lanka to take “necessary steps” to address the “legitimate aspirations” of the Tamil community, while reiterating its earlier stance that it is in Sri Lanka’s “own interest that the expectations of Tamils in Sri Lanka for equality, justice, peace and dignity, within a united Sri Lanka, are fulfilled”. Delivering a statement in the interactive …

Sri Lanka leader vows to fix ‘misconceptions’ over rights record
2 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka leader vows to fix ‘misconceptions’ over rights record

Al Jazeera  

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa promises human rights reforms and ‘justice’ for missing people after years of resisting calls for such measures. Sri Lanka’s president has promised to change “misconceptions” of his country’s human rights record, following years of international criticism over wartime atrocities and extrajudicial killings. Sri Lanka was censured by the UN Human Rights Council for failing to properly investigate …

The plight of Tamils of Indian origin in Sri Lanka
3 years ago

The plight of Tamils of Indian origin in Sri Lanka

New Indian Express  

In a highly commendable move, the Rajapaksa brothers, who hold the reins of power in Sri Lanka, invited the UN Human Rights Council dealing with contemporary forms of slavery to visit Sri Lanka, study the living conditions of the most exploited sections of society like people working in garment firms in export promotion zones, tea plantation workers and migrants. Tomoya …

Sri Lanka arrests Tamil MP for commemorating separatist rebel
3 years, 3 months ago

Sri Lanka arrests Tamil MP for commemorating separatist rebel

Al Jazeera  

Opposition legislator Selvarajah Kajendran arrested for remembering a rebel who died campaigning for the minority community. Sri Lankan police have arrested a Tamil member of parliament for commemorating a separatist rebel who died campaigning for the minority community, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called for reconciliation between ethnic groups. Opposition legislator Selvarajah Kajendran was bundled into a police vehicle on …

Ready to engage with Tamil diaspora for reconciliation talks, says Sri Lankan president Rajapaksa
3 years, 3 months ago

Ready to engage with Tamil diaspora for reconciliation talks, says Sri Lankan president Rajapaksa

Firstpost  

Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that he will engage with the Tamil diaspora for reconciliation talks to resolve the country’s internal problems and would not hesitate to grant presidential pardon to Tamil youths in jail for LTTE links Colombo: In a major shift in his policy, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that he will engage with the Tamil diaspora …

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