Human Rights, Sri Lanka and the international community
The human rights discourse is one of the most
striking features of the political landscape in Sri Lanka today.
Voices have been raised stridently, threatening the government of
Sri Lanka with dire consequences arising from intervention by the
international community, having recourse to methods which could
possibly extend to military action.
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Death of Thamilselvan:
Biggest 'Body blow' to LTTE supremo
Suppiyah Paramu Thamilselvan, who was killed by
a Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) aerial bombing on Friday, is one of the
most wanted terrorist leaders in the world. At the time of his
death, the 43-year-old barber-turned-terrorist cadre was the
Political Wing head of the LTTE as well as the leader of the LTTE
Military Wing in Poonaryn.
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'Misuse of media nothing but a crime'
"Squandering of space and time in media is
tantamount to a crime against the land and the people. They should
be considered vital national resources," Kalakeerthi Edwin Ariyadasa,
one of the veteran media personalities still playing a key role in
correctly guiding media in this island nation, said.
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