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Sri Lanka: Government Promises, Ground Realities

In other ways, too, the government shows little willingness to move toward a negotiated political settlement that would devolve meaningful power to the north and east.

(BRUSSELS) - Nearly three years since declaring victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Sri Lanka’s post-war course is threatening future violence.

As its 19^th session in Geneva begins this week, the UN Human Rights Council has a chance to do something about it.

`From Misurata we came to free Syria!`
Homs in the Hell of Armed Groups

If you want to speak of "heroes" in Syria, then you should refer to all parties who are suffering, not only to the "heroes" recognized by the West ...

(ROME) - Homs, now, is nothing but a sinister battlefield.

Government soldiers face armed groups which, according to independent witnesses about the true nature of the rebellion, are blindly firing cannon shots to sow terror and death, then pretending that only government forces are bombarding the city.

India Concerned Over Resolutions at UNHRC

Sri Lanka is one of the countries against which a resolution is expected to be presented at the ongoing UNHRC session.

(GENEVA) - India is concerned that the recent trend of country specific resolutions may well weaken constructive dialogue and cooperative approach which has prevailed so far in the UN Human Rights Council.

Sri Lanka is one of the countries against which a resolution is expected to be presented at the ongoing UNHRC session and Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe had said this week that Sri Lanka is hopeful of India’s support against the resolution.

Peru: Laws Threaten Fundamental Human Rights of People with Drug Dependence

Salem-News.com Eye on the World Report.

(DHAKA- Bangladesh) - Peru's Law No. 29737 and related provisions in Peruvian law, permit involuntary detention for treatment of people who suffer from addiction, in circumstances that do not comply with international human rights law.

The law threatens fundamental human rights protections against arbitrary detention and ill-treatment deny the right to health.

Sri Lanka`s Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished

The documentary forensically examines four specific cases and investigates who was responsible.

(LONDON) - Last year Channel 4 broadcast Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, an investigation of the last few weeks of the war between the government of Sri Lanka and the rebel forces of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE).

Presented by Jon Snow, it featured devastating video evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity - some of the most horrific footage Channel 4 has ever broadcast.

Uganda to Open Third Refugee Camp for Fleeing Congolese

Stephen Malinga, Uganda's refugee minister, says a new refugee camp is needed because the settlements of Nakivale and Oruchinga, near the town of Mbarara in western Uganda, are "over stretched".

(KAMPALA, Uganda) - Uganda is to set up a new camp to cope with a influx of refugees from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the government has said.

Sri Lanka Rattled by Planned UN Rights Resolution

Activists say that the government needs to show a consistent intent that it is serious about carrying through the LLRC recommendations, rather than reacting when calls for international scrutiny are heard.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Strung across the main road leading away from the international airport is a banner that has an intriguing message: ‘USA, Pls Do Not Support Terrorism’.

Most of the other large billboards and banners on the same stretch are also directed at visiting tourists, but these are less political and exhort them to visit beach locations or buy jewelery.

Wake Up America... We Must... Wake up or the Future Will Not be Very Rosy this Century

Or else we will loose everything we built up after WWII....

(LOS ANGELES) - Are we really afraid of being protectionists....or should we STOP IMPORTS....or slow it down a lot so our decimated industries can get back in the game and compete against Asia and other foreign countries...

Rwanda Urged to End Clampdown on Dissent as Charles Ntakirutinka Released

New opposition parties were prevented from contesting the elections.

(NEW YORK) - The release today of a former government minister following a decade in prison has prompted Amnesty International to call for an end to the ongoing persecution of political opponents and journalists in Rwanda.

"Charles Ntakirutinka spent 10 years of his life in prison because he formed a political party," said Erwin van der Borght, Amnesty International's Africa Director.

VA Announces Funding Availability for the Grant and Per Diem Program

Expects to fund 600 beds across four priority areas; applications due May 30.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the availability of funds for applications for assistance under the Per Diem Only component of VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program.

This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) includes funding priorities for those applicants who will serve specific homeless veteran populations that are identified in this NOFA...