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Sri Lanka: UN Report Must be Call to Action on International War Crimes Investigation

“This report has to be an eye-opener, and we urge the UN Human Rights Council in March to pass a strong resolution establishing international investigation” - Amnesty Intl.

(NEW YORK Amnesty Intl.) - The international community must act on a robust new UN report calling for an international investigation into alleged human rights violations and war crimes in Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said.

“Sri Lanka has so far done all it can to throw sand in the eyes of the international community and to block attempts to bring genuine accountability for past human rights violations."

India Likely to Back UN War Crimes Investigation of Sri Lanka

Rajapakse will in the end, have an impossible task; that is explaining the countless atrocities that were carried out against Tamils in the final stages of Sri Lanka's civil war.

(SALEM) - A leaked report from India states that the government will back the inquiry into war crimes against Sri Lanka when the case reaches the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) next month.

Sri Lanka was convicted of Genocide The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal – Session II 7th – 10th December 2013, in Bremen, Germany.

Documentary on Victims of Rajiv Assasination - Truth Revealed

It is with great pain that we witness the greatest tragedy of our century...

(CHENNAI ) - It is with the tragic assassination of former Prime Minister of India Mr. Rajiv Gandhi that the real face of the deep seated threat to the national security posed by long term and wider conspiracy came to lime light.

The initial actions from judiciary went on with the summary execution of all the 26 accused until it was stopped from doing so by the Supreme court of India...

A Chaotic Penal Discussion on the Release of Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan

"If some person kills the PM and is released then how will a common man will get justice. It's a point to ponder" - Rahul Gandhi

(MELBOURNE) - Tamil Nadu Government on 19 February 2014 decided to set free, within three days of the Supreme Court judgement, all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The SC commuted the death penalty of three assassins, Santhan, Murugan, the husband of Nalini and Perarivalan, to life imprisonment.

Nalini, Robert Pious, Jayakumar and Ravichandran were also released.

Are the Tamils Terrorists?

Even Prabhakaran cannot be labelled as terrorist.

(MELBOURNE) - In the Tube below the NPC Chief Minister Hon. Wigneswaren stated categorically that it is wrong for the Sinhalese to look upon the Tamils as terrorists.

With the US 'War on Terror' SL found it convenient to brand the Tamils as terrorist to get the Western and Indian support to fight the Tigers and win the war.

Indian Political Parties Urged to Include Sri Lankan Tamil Issues in Their Manifestos: TGTE

Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam's Parliament Adopts a Resolution.

(NEW YORK) - “Noting that India’s position in the United Nations with respect to its role in the establishment of Bangladesh was an act to mete out remedial justice”

Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam’s Parliament, unanimously passed a Resolution urging all the Indian political parties to include a number of points in their Manifesto.

The 13th Amendment will Prolong the Sufferings of the Tamils

Now that the UNHRC is only a month away, India is in a fix

(MELBOURNE) - The 13th Amendment was a clause in the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord.

It was signed by the Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi and President Jayawardene of Sri Lanka in July 1987 to bring an end to the armed conflict in Sri Lanka between the Sri Lankan armed forces and the Tamil Tigers.

Rajiv Gandhi Murder - Court Commutes Execution of Plotters

Gandhi's murder was seen as retaliation for his having sent Indian peacekeepers to Sri Lanka in 1987.

(CHENNAI BBC) - India's Supreme Court has commuted the death sentences of three men convicted of plotting the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Chief Justice P Sathasivam spared the men, citing delays in deciding their mercy plea.

Pressure Mounts on Sri Lanka, but Tamils Must be Alert Against US-India Manipulations

"If a referendum can happen in South Sudan, East Timor and Kosovo, why not in Sri Lanka." - Prime Minister of the transnational government of Tamil Eelam, Visvanathan Rudrakumaran

(MELBOURNE) - A Congress resolution calls on the Senate to commend the representatives of the US on their leadership on United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution (UNHRC), adopted March 21, 2013

The intent is to promote reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka.

The UNHRC and International Justice

Reviewing the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in relation to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

(NEW YORK) - The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was established in 2006 via Resolution 60/251.

The responsibility of the body is not only to promote human rights but to have the ability to make recommendations thereon.