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The Dragon Tattoo Girl Still Going Strong

You won't be disappointed.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - If you haven't read The Millennium Trilogy -- by the late Swedish mystery writer Stieg Larsson, you are among the very few who haven't.

All three books spent much time on best seller lists.

High Stakes in Geneva in 2009 and 2012: Dayan Jayatilleka recalls

Includes interview for the benefit of readers with due acknowledgement to Dianne Silva and the Daily Mirror.

(GENEVA) - The 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) has commenced in Geneva from February 27th.

It is very likely that Sri Lanka would figure as item 10 on the agenda during the concluding stages of the conclave in the days between March 21st to 23rd.

Limbaugh: Shoving Women`s Rights Backward in Time

Republicans thought they could silence us by refusing to let Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke testify on their all-male panel on birth control coverage. They were wrong.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Yesterday, while Rush was launching his latest vile attack on women who dare to speak up for our reproductive rights, he mentioned my e-mail to you on Wednesday night.

I’ll spare you the details on his latest misogynistic rant, but it’s clear that he thinks he can shame us into silence.

Solving the Problem?

Nahida Izzat's poem discusses what is known in right-wing circles as, 'The problem of Palestinians!'

(LONDON) - It is hard to understand how the problems faced by Palestinian people grew so far out of control.

The oppressors are supported and funded by American and British citizens who assume an unequivocal sense. They treat the Palestinians, a dignified, intelligent, kind and resilient people, like animals.

Guardian Crimes get `Cover` from Government Agencies

Someone goes to court and says you can't handle your affairs. There is no attempt made to prove this allegation and as a result, you lose all access to your money and cannot hire an attorney to get it back.

(PROGRESO, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico) - Government agencies pledged to provide oversight for those handling the affairs of the most vulnerable.

The degree of 'cover' provided those pledged to care for the elderly and infirm could be seen as providing absolute immunity for acts of criminal misconduct.

Bills Protecting Vulnerable Seniors from Abuse Approved by Senate

HB 4084 introduced by the Elder Abuse Work Group created in 2011.

(SALEM) - The Oregon Senate backed a bill this morning that will make major changes to Oregon law with respect to elder abuse, creating critical new protections for Oregon’s most vulnerable seniors.

House Bill 4084 integrates several recommendations from a work group on elder abuse created in 2011...

Calling All Mayors - A National Challenge for Water

With U.S. water bills expected to triple, National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation, March 30-April 30, asks mayors to take leadership role for future of water

(LAGUNA BEACH) - The nation is facing $1 trillion in water infrastructure improvements in the next 25 years.

A group of federal, non-profit, private, and local organizations are asking mayors across the nation to compete next month to see who can inspire the most residents in their cities to become the most "water wise."

An Open Letter to Congressman Chandler Over Support of War Criminals

No politicians should endorse war crimes.

(HARRISVILLE, NH) - Your support of the Sri Lankan war criminals, as evidenced by the letter you recently penned to the President of the United States, is not just surprising, it is repulsive.

That anyone would support a government that takes part in the killing of innocent children is simply not understandable to me. Rape, torture, and mass murder of civilians constitute crimes that must not go unpunished.

RSF Appeals to UNHRC to Denounce Sri Lanka Over Curbing Media Freedom

Media minister Keheliya Rambukwella accused journalists of collaborating with the LTTE, foreign media and NGOs in order to smear Sri Lanka’s image.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Reporters Without Borders said, “For more than a year we have been seeing new forms of censorship and deterioration in journalists’ ability to work although the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) officially ended in 2009.”

“Rather than wait until the Universal Periodic Review to make recommendations, the Human Rights Council’s members should adopt a resolution now urging the government to take measures to improve freedom of information.”

Sri Lanka: Government Promises, Ground Realities

In other ways, too, the government shows little willingness to move toward a negotiated political settlement that would devolve meaningful power to the north and east.

(BRUSSELS) - Nearly three years since declaring victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Sri Lanka’s post-war course is threatening future violence.

As its 19^th session in Geneva begins this week, the UN Human Rights Council has a chance to do something about it.