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Dog Meat Not Dogging Sri Lanka

Whilst the United Kingdom is dogged by the horsemeat scandal, Sri Lanka too is silently suffering with the dog meat gossip.

(LONDON The Guardian) - People are worried that dog meat is being sold illegally. The fear is such that people are dreading to go for goat meat curry even in restaurants.

But unfortunately, except for isolated news reporting of incidences, the issue has not reached the level of becoming a scandal to dog the nation.

Who Killed Lassantha??

As the UNCHR meeting nears - the heat is intensifying against Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ) - Dear Mr. Wickramatunge and Mr. Kurukulasuriya, I refer to the letter written by Mr. Wickramatunge and delivered to Ms. Navi Pillai, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, through Mr. Kurukulasuriya in London.

Since we will be circulating this letter to the general public I am adding the link to the article published in the Colombo Telegraph, hereunder, for reference purposes.

Call for Strong Action Oriented Resolution on Sri Lanka at the 22nd UNHRC Session

Signed by the Bishop of Mannar and 132 men and women Christian clergy and religious from different churches in North and East Sri Lanka

(MANNAR, Sri Lanka) - This letter is signed by the Bishop of Mannar and 132 men and women Christian clergy and religious from different churches in North and East Sri Lanka.

The Killing of a Young Boy

The new photographs tell a chilling story. This child is not been lost of course: he has been captured and is being held in a sandbag bunker, apparently guarded by a Sri Lankan Army soldier.

(LONDON Channel 4) - New photographs of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran’s son just before he was shot dead, obtained by Channel 4 TV, leave more questions for Sri Lanka to answer about war crimes

It is a war that has produced some truly terrible images, but this one is particularly disturbing. A young boy sits looking distressed, like a child who has been lost in a supermarket.

Sri Lanka: Skeletons in the Cupboard?

The high commissioner again called for an international investigation into alleged war crimes committed as the 27-year-long war drew to a close four years ago.

(LONDON Channel 4) - The UN Human Rights Commissioner didn’t mince her words this week when she accused the Sri Lankan government of ‘triumphalism’ in the Tamil north, home of the vanquished Tamil Tiger insurgency.

In a report published on Monday, Navi Pillay said civilians in the region known as ‘the Vanni’ have been forbidden from commemorating those killed in the war.

Tamil Groups Welcome UN Rights Chief`s Call For Independent International Investigation in Sri Lanka

The evidence is mounting, and the reports are repetitive: Sri Lanka cannot evade international scrutiny by seeking more time and space.

(LONDON / TORONTO / WASHINGTON D.C.) - The British Tamils Forum, the Canadian Tamil Congress, and United States Tamil Political Action Council acknowledge the new report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Welcoming Navi Pillay’s commitment to human rights in Sri Lanka, the use of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission as a framework against which to measure progress is a grave mistake.

Report of UN High Commissioner Navi Pillai on Sri Lanka

Pillai calls for a truth-seeking mechanism

(NEW YORK) - The UN High Commissioner Human Rights report on reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka, has been released.

A number of conclusions and recommendations were issued...

Feb 4th Srilanka Independence Day for Singala People... Not for Eelam Tamils

The Thamils and the Sinhalese are divided on the basis of territory, language, religion, and culture.

(TORONTO Tamil Canadian) - On February 4^th, 1948, the 2.5 million Thamils of Ceylon exchanged their white masters (British) for the brown sahibs - the Sinhalese.

Mr President, You Also Will Be Impeached!

Sooner or later, it will happen.

(PARIS) - After all, local and international legal expert Dr. Nihal Jayawickrama has written a thorough article, “End Of Constitutional Governance in Sri Lanka - Gadaffi Also Said ‘The People Love Me’. Nothing more to say.

But I would like to remind President Rajapaksa that one day, he, his family members and his collaborators who are part of many scandalous processes will also be impeached.

India Must Impose Sanctions on Sri Lanka: TN Governor

The Sri Lankan military, which vanquished the Tamil Tigers, has repeatedly denied the charge.

(CHENNAI IANS) - Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah is urging the Indian government to initiate action by working with other nations for imposition of an economic embargo on the Sri Lankan Government.

"... till the Tamils living in camps are resettled in their own places and are allowed to live with dignity, self-respect and equal constitutional rights on par with the Sinhalese."