Amendments to empower Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRC)
has submitted proposals to bring amendments to the HRC Act No. 21 of
1996, fulfilling a long-standing need. Human Rights Commissioner Dr.
Prathiba Mahanamahewa spoke to the Sunday Observer last week on
these proposals,
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Military-civilian relationship in Kilinochchi, very cordial -
Maj. Gen. Udaya Perera
The role of the military in any country changes
from time to time. The Security Forces of Sri Lanka, which played a
leading role during the era of terrorism, are now playing a
different role in the North and the East, which are being developed
with renewed vigour in the post-terrorism scenario. Kilinochchi,
where the high tempo battles were fought in defeating the LTTE, is
now facing the same reality. The Security Forces personnel who
fought fiercely with the LTTE now co-exist with the people in
Kilinochchi after the displaced civilians have been resettled there.
However, they are keenly following the security situation there to
ensure that there is no repetition of the bitter past.
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Opinion: EU resolution:
Extraordinary interest in Lanka's internal affairs
Certain countries, some international
organisations and their agents here and abroad, have already started
their campaigns to intimidate Sri Lanka before the next United
Nations Human Rights Council (UHHRC) sessions scheduled for March
next year.
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