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The latest report titled Unsilenced, released by the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) on September 19, makes for grim reading. The report addresses a form of torture that is rarely spoken about despite being widely practiced – sexual violence against men caught up in conflicts. The report is by Dr. Heleen Touquet, a researcher and an assistant professor at the faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Northern Provincial Council Resolution Calling upon the UNHRC to Refer Sri Lanka to the ICC, and Calling for UN Monitored Referendum for the Political Preference of the Tamil Speaking People**
The unanimous approval of 66 year old Michelle Bachelet by the United Nations to take charge of the Human Rights Council from September 2018 confirms her unquestionable eligibility and credentials to run this prestigious office which was set up in 1993 to uphold and protect human rights throughout the world.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give a 10 million dollar technical assistance loan for a facility to improve the design and implementation of urban projects in Sri Lanka to make cities more liveable, a statement said.
“Urban projects are complex and require meticulous and significant preparation time to ensure they deliver their intended development impacts,” Senior Urban Development Specialist Ron Slangen said.
"We have grown accustomed to war that we do not see it as the barbarism, the absurdity, the bestiality, the outrage to all civilized values, the savagery, the human catastrophe that it really is." Professor C G Weeramantry- Judge of the International Court of Justice.
Do we need a Counter Terrorism Law in Sri Lanka, is a question that I wish to raise. Do we in this
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has put Sri Lanka in the spotlight once again despite Sri Lanka not being on the agenda.
The new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet raised concerns on Sri Lanka in her first speech to the council.
Professor Channa Jayasumana says that the mythical history created by racists in Sri Lanka has led to violation of human right in all Sri Lankans.
“The Tamil Vellalar leaders aspired to be the leaders of the country under the auspices of the British. In 1931 the British introduced universal franchise and the Vellalar leaders found that they could not become the leaders of Sri Lanka.”
