Obama administration blocks lawsuits of torture victims

Anyone with the courage to want to know, has known for over a decade that the US, particularly under the administration of George W. Bush, was engaged in a widespread, multinational, highly coordinated campaign of illegal detentions, kidnappings, abuses, and calculated acts of unspeakable torture and murder.

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Gen. Dennis Perera Memorial Oration:

‘A visionary military leader who founded a professional army’

“Today, the Sri Lanka Army stands between the end of a protracted internal conflict and an era of reconciliation and development. The entire organisation is undergoing close scrutiny. Some believe that reorganising

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Opinion:

Navi Pillay has last dig at Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has consistently engaged with the United Nations system including the UN Human Rights Council, Treaty Bodies, Special Procedures and the wider international community in a spirit of goodwill and cooperation. The OHCHR should seek to work with Sri Lanka in a cooperative, collaborative, constructive and transparent manner to further strengthen the State’s capacity to promote and protect human rights, in accordance with its mandate,

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