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USTPAC Welcomes First Step towards Accountability for Sri Lanka`s War by UN Human Rights

The Resolution passed with an absolute majority within the Council and with cross-regional support, including that of India, Nigeria and Mexico.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The US Tamil Political Action Council welcomes the Resolution on Sri Lanka passed today by the UN Human Rights Council.

The Council says the Report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission contains constructive recommendations for initiating a process of reconciliation.

Surprise Yet Uneven Human Rights Council Conclusion: Sri Lanka-Tamils

Resolution implies a lack of confidence in the Sri Lankan government to enact even its own mild investigation.

(LONDON) - Human Rights Council voted today, to criticize the Sri Lankan government for “not adequately address[ing] serious allegations of violations of international law”.

It came during its final phases of war against the liberation guerrilla army LTTE (Liberation Tigers for Tamil Eelam), which ended, May 18, 2009, with government-caused massive blood baths.

White Flags, White Vans and White Lies?
A Closer Look at the Death of Colonel Ramesh

New article by Global Mail examines video record of LTTE commander; but it may have left a stone or two unturned.

(SALEM) - Global Mail's fascinating article, The Death Of Colonel Ramesh, brings forth details in another aspect of Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes.

The article discusses at length the story of 'Colonel Ramesh', and the death of this commander with the Tamil Tiger resistance group.

Further Evidence of War Crimes in Sri Lanka
The Death of Colonel Ramesh

Graphic images of suspected war crimes and murder; read with caution.

(COLOMBO Lanka News Web) - New evidence of the murder of one man is key to revealing a conspiracy behind mass murder.

This evidence, shown and told in The Global Mail’s story, is graphic and confronting. The issue is now being debated by the United Nations.

Begin Next Stage of Struggle by Burning Sri Lankan Constitution: May 17 Movement

Tamils should also suspect why the spurt of international media exposure, again confined to only the war crimes.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - Speaking in a video speech on Sunday, Thirumurugan said that his movement has already entered into talks in this regard with various political parties and grassroot organisations in Tamil Nadu.

He called upon the Eezham Tamil diaspora to make the best use of the opportunity in taking the steps for the next stage of the struggle.

Western Media Clouds Obscure Sri Lanka`s Genocide

Graphic Images: As the U.S. steps forward, charging Sri Lanka with war crimes in Geneva, western media create confusion, contradicts facts.

(SALEM / COLOMBO) - The Washington Post reports: ... religious clergy Monday participated at a ceremony praying for the defeat of a U.N. resolution calling on Sri Lanka to probe wartime human rights abuses.

Sri Lanka's government is trying to defeat the resolution the United States filed over war crimes in Geneva; it was part of an orchestrated campaign to ethnically cleanse Tamils.

International Probe on Sri Lanka Sought

“It is diluted. It wants the implementation of the LLRC which exonerates Lanka of human rights violations and war crimes.” - Tamil activist-poet Thamarai

(CHENNAI, India) - Sri Lanka must do more than just implement its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission recommendations; a US- sponsored resolution in the UNHRC demands,

India should go beyond and work towards an independent international investigation, several pro-Eelam Tamil organisations urged here on Sunday.

Mehran Baluch on Pakistan Occupied Baluchistan

More than 95 percent of people in Balochistan still use cow dung and wood to cook their food while Balochistan natural gas is supplied hundreds of miles away to the Punjab.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Addressing the UN Human Rights Council last year about severe human rights issues in Baluchistan, Mehran Baluch, the Baluch representative at the UNHRC, Baluch addressed struggle for liberation from Pakistan.

Baluch's communicated the need to promote and protect all Human Rights and Civil Civil Rights, addressing key issues involving political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right of development.

Is Google Earth Hiding Sri Lanka`s Ghosts?

Google, are we misreading this? Haven't Sri Lanka's Tamils been through enough?

(SALEM) - Does Sri Lanka's ongoing lack of transparency over its recent Genocide of Tamil people extend to Google Earth?

It's disturbing. Google Earth appears to be protecting Sri Lanka by adding a cloudy film to areas where the government killed thousands, as the regime stands accused of war crimes in Geneva.

Sri Lankan and Pakistani Intelligence Scheme Against Eelam Tamils

Pakistan is directly involved for the first Time in the act of devastating Tamils.

(LONDON TBC) - It has come to limelight that the Sri Lankan Intelligence Agency has been relentlessly hatching diabolical plots with dark intent to ensure the Eelam Tamils should never have a conducive link with India.

It is disheartening to know that the Sri Lankan Government have chosen to our great shock a few knee crooking Eelam Tamils and fielded them in many regions in Europe to implement their dark design.