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Sri Lankan main opposition backs Mahinda Rajapaksa against international inquiryMahinda Rajapaksa today got the backing from the main opposition United National Party in opposing an international inquiry into alleged wa...- M Karunanidhi bats for referendum in Sri Lanka to end woes of TamilsA referendum under the aegis of the United Nations alone would give a fresh lease of life to "beleaguered" Tamils in Sri Lanka, DMK chief M...
- Pro-Tamil outfit claims SL settling Sinhalese in MannarA pro-Tamil outfit today claimed Sri Lanka was attempting to settle its people in Mannar district, a stronghold of Tamils, and has urged th...
- Sri Lanka asks EU to help stop LTTE fundingSri Lanka today asked for sustained vigilance on the part of the European Union to stop funding of the LTTE by the outfit's front organisat...
- Conflict to return unless grievances addressed: US warns LankaA US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council last month had condemned Colombo for failing to probe alleged war cri...
- UNHRC adopts US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka, India votes in favourThe resolution "calls" the Sri Lankan government to conduct an "independent and credible" investigation into allegations of human rights vi...
- US resolution calls for 'credible' investigation by LankaThe US-sponsored draft resolution before the UNHRC "calls" Lankan govt to conduct an "independent and credible" investigation into allegati...
- US resolution calls for 'credible' investigation by LankaThe draft resolution has not ceded to demands of human rights bodies for an independent international investigation.
- 99 per cent LLRC recommendation implemented: LankaSri Lanka today claimed that it has implemented 99 per cent of the recommendations of the reconciliation commission already.
- Cong MPs from TN meet PM, want resolution against LankaCongress MPs from TN met PM demanding that India should join western countries in bringing a resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC.
- Commonwealth asks countries not to boycott Sri Lanka summitCommonwealth Secretary Gen Kamalesh Sharma has asked all member states not to boycott the groups' summit in Sri Lanka over allegations of w...
- Sri Lanka must address reconciliation with sense of urgency: Sushma SwarajSri Lanka must address the issue of reconciliation with the Tamil minority in the country with "a sense of urgency", Sushma Swaraj said.
- We will not abide by UNHRC resolution: Sri Lanka"We had taken a decision not to abide by the resolution irrespective of the result", external affairs minister G L Peiris told reporters.
- UNHRC vote:India doesn't expect huge effect on ties with LankaNew Delhi does not expect its voting for the UNHRC resolution against the island nation to have a huge effect on its relations with Colombo.
- Chennai forces India to split from Asia, censure Sri LankaIndia's unprecedented move to target a close ally could result in India losing strategic space to China, which voted against the resolution...
- Foreign Ministry's explanation for voting against Sri Lanka's rights record in UNHRCIn the 47-member UN Human Rights Council, 24 countries, including India, voted for the resolution and 15 against it, while eight nations ab...
- UN Human Rights Council votes against Sri Lanka's rights record; India joins WestIn the 47-member UN Human Rights Council, 24 countries, including India, voted for the resolution and 15 against it, while eight nations ab...
- Rajapaksa's remarks on going back on devolution of power must be condemnedThe larger issue isn’t just that the Rajapaksa regime represents a sort of victorious form of Sinhala majoritarianism, but missing ethos an...
- Lankan lessons: War crimes and Rajapaksa regimeOn war crimes front, LLRC's report is a disappointment. It has attracted criticism from UN-affiliated and other international rights groups.
- Hope Lanka acts decisively on devolution of powers: IndiaIndia today said it expected Sri Lanka to "act decisively" to achieve meaningful devolution of powers to its provinces.
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