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Student Activists on the Move in Tamil Nadu

Conference of youth in Chennai raises voice against the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting set to be held in Sri Lanka...

(MELBOURNE) - Today you will find the most genuine activist in Tamil Nadu are the students.

They sacrifice their education for the Tamil cause. They are a force to reckoned with in the future.

TCHR Pays Tribute to Sunila Abeysekera

Sunila will be remembered by countless people locally and internationally for her unswerving dedication to human rights.

(PARIS) - With heavy hearts we learn that veteran civil society activist late Charles Abeysekera’s (1926-1998), daughter and prominent human rights activist, Sunila Abeysekara, passed away on 9 September 2013.

Sunila’s dedication and devotedness to human rights has a resonance in the date of her death - the very first day of the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. If Sunila were healthy and able to travel, she would have been in Geneva for this session.

Diaspora Glorifying the Murderous LTTE- Navi Pillai

This fundamental circumstance have led to stereotyping the Tamil Diaspora as a glorifying group of a ‘ruthless organisation’.

(LONDON Sri Lanka Guardian) - The issue of Tamil Diaspora ‘glorying’ the ‘murderous’ LTTE has come to the focus with the outspoken charge of the UN Human Rights High Commissioner Navi Pillai who is widely respected for her integrity and impartial concern for the public good.

Such statement coming from a person of stature is welcome and must be taken as a helpful comment to correct the failures that is undermining the credibility of the whole Tamil Diaspora.

Sri Lanka Cornered Over Human Rights

Pillay later said she honoured those who died in conflict in every country she visited, and it was not meant as a unique gesture for Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO IPS) - HE Navaneetham Pillay was in the habit of paying floral tributes to those who had perished in in any conflict in all the countries she visited in her official capacity.

She wanted to do the same for those who died in the final battle at Nanthikadal Lagoon in Mullaittivu. Unfortunately, a big issue was made of her decision and news emerged that she was paying homage to Prabhakaran.

What Happened to the LTTE Prisoners of War?

To kill these young people, most of them in their teens, one must have an extremely cruel heart.

(MELBOURNE) - There was a time when the Tamils believed that these prisoners of war were alive. When Callum Macrae of Channel 4 produced tubes that showed the treatment meted out to these prisoners, the thought that they were alive dimmed.

These people may have ceased to exist long ago.

Great Britain`s Fallen Glory

The Sri Lanka government's successful subterfuges that misled the international community initially in demonetizing the Eelam Tamils resistance as terrorists are now well exposed.

(LONDON PFLT) - “When a people are denied their rights to exist as a sovereign nation, when the only choice for them is to take up arms against their oppressors, this has been proven worldwide. Freedom cannot be snuffed out by tyrants, and those who are oppressed must take heart to stand tall against their haughty host”, Kenneth T. Tellis, F book.

Prabhakaran was clear in his mind what would secure the safety of the Tamils.

Former Norwegian Minister Calls for Probe Into Human Rights Abuses in Sri Lanka

Solheim mediated between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels before fighting broke out again in 2006, resulting in the rebels being eventually defeated in May 2009.

(COLOMBO Business Standard) - A former Norwegian minister who once played a key role in brokering peace between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday called for an international investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka.

Erik Solheim aays Navi Pillay, who is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka this month, should pass on a strong message to the Sri Lankan government.

Isai Gnani Ilayarajah - a Big Predator

A campaign of relentless TV publicity is undertaken in all major Tamil TV stations in the UK. The concert will be held on Saturday, 24 August 2013 at the London O2 Arena in Greenwich.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Guardian) - The darker side of the composer Isai Gnani Illaiyarajah has never been reported in the media.

Having experienced his ruthless double-cross, I write this piece with the view to create greater awareness of the deception practiced by the much boasted Tamil music composer from Tamil Nadu.

SRI LANKA: Vaiko Arrested for Staging Black Flag Demo Against PM

Members of Bharatha Munnetra Kazhagam were also arrested here after they tried to proceed with black flags from the Palakkarai area.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - Mr. Vaiko along with party cadre and functionaries of Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi, Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam and members of Students Federation of Tamil Nadu staged the demonstration a short distance from the airport.

Mr. Vaiko alleged that the Indian government, along with Sri Lanka, had a role in the genocide of Sri Lankan Tamils.

Black July - An Eyewitness Account of the Welikade Prison Massacre by S.A. David

'83 July 25: An eye witness account of the Welikade Prison Massacre in Sri Lanka.

(MELBOURNE) - S.A.David was one of those prisoners in Welikade Prison and he was one of the survivors.

After the massacre all the surviving prisoners, including David, were sent to Batticaloa Prison.