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UN Passes Resolution Against Sri Lanka Rights Record

The UN's Human Rights Council has passed a resolution highly critical of Sri Lanka's conduct during its civil war.

(GENEVA BBC) - The resolution encourages Sri Lanka to conduct an independent and credible investigation into alleged war crimes.

Correspondents say the US-sponsored resolution has been watered down compared with earlier drafts.

INDIA: TN Readies Biers for US Resolution, Demands Genocide Acceptance, Interim Set-up, Referendum

Students demanded India to acknowledge the Eezham Tamils' plight in the island of Sri Lanka as genocide and to call for a UN referendum at Geneva.

(MARINA BEACH TamilNet) - Despite the attempt of Tamil Nadu state to deter the upsurge by closing a section of government colleges, the student movement gained momentum during the weekend.

In the struggle demanding justice, the students' movement prepares biers to take the US resolution to ‘cremation’ on Monday, news sources in Tamil Nadu said.

Confronting the Lies About the Iraq Invasion

Statement by Brian Becker, national coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition, on the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Ten years ago, the United States and Britain invaded Iraq.

The history of how this invasion came about has been largely falsified by both the right-wing supporters of the invasion and the liberal commentators who opposed the war.

Richard! You Are Immortal!
(18 March 1958 - 18 February 1990)

Includes never-seen-before-images of the late “RICHARD MANIK DE ZOYSA”, performing Shakespeare Excerpts at Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

(LOS ANGELES) - Time has flown-by, in the blink of an eye, Since you were laid to rest, in that fateful night…

Over two decades, have passed, alright,
Three years added, to that era, outright… Twenty three years, since the island lost sight,
Of a ‘being’ unique, brisker than mere daylight…

US Resolution Will Secure About 33 Votes

The remaining 14 will split between pro-Rajapakse votes and abstentions-UNHRC in Geneva.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - This is not me, an irate Lankan alone; here are two quotes form an Indian web site: “The most disturbing aspect of the entire development at the UNHRC is India’s continuing dubious role”.

“A US-sponsored resolution will come up for voting at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council later this month..."

TGTE to Japanese Prime Minister: Raise War Crimes with Visiting Sri Lankan President

146,679 Tamils went missing when Sri Lankan forces attacked Tamil people.

(TOKYO) - As Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse begins his State visit to Japan, the Prime Minister of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam, urged Japan's Prime Minister to raise war crimes and genocide committed by the visiting Sri Lankan President.

Rajapakse begins his State visit to Japan on March 12, 2013.

Whose Wrong - Reply

A Brief Response to Mr. Sebastian Rasalingham's article on "The 1983 'Black-July' pogram and police inaction" of March 8, 2013.

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka Guardian) - I usually agree with Mr. Rasalingam’s stand on many matters relating to the communal problem in Sri Lanka.

However, the article referred to above bothers me much. I raise these issues in point form below...

The Green Light for Zionism`s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

By 1949 more than 400 Palestinian towns and villages were systematically destroyed or taken over by Israeli Jews; at least 750,000 Palestinians were refugees.

(LONDON) - I find myself wondering how many of our present day leaders, President Obama in particular, are aware of what happened in Palestine that became Israel on 10 March 65 years ago today.

They did not and never would refer to the crime they authorised as ethnic cleansing. Their euphemism for it was “transfer”.

SRI LANKA: Still Drenched With the Blood of Ethnic Cleansing and War Crimes.

Ranking member of US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, does not know true definition of 'Human Rights'.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Salem-News.com is the only U.S. news agency that regularly covers the ongoing human and political tragedy in Sri Lanka.

Up to 160,000 Sri Lankan Tamils were massacred in a Genocide that culminated in May 2009 during the end of the country's long-running civil war.

Just Who is Bradley Manning and What Did He Do?

What would you do in his position?

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Most either do not know of him or believe him to be some kind of traitor, and if you are one of those, you're very wrong.

He is one of our greatest heroes, but judge for yourself and don't be manipulated by the corporate media.