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Mob Attack on Courts in Sri Lanka: Political Criminal Intimidation of a Magistrate

The Deplorable Political Criminal Intimidation Of A Magistrate And The Emergence Of The Diabolical Specter Of Mob Rule In Sri Lanka...

(MANAAR, Sri Lanka) - Tamil Canadian Elders for Human Rights are appealing to the Canadian government to help stop Sri Lanka's defenseless Tamil Hindu and Christian population from mob violence.

This criminal intimidation of a Magistrate at Mannar by a Minister of the ruling Government Party shows the situation of rule of law in Sri Lanka.

Palestine: `It happened in July`

A review of Israel's Human Rights violations in July dating back to 1919.

(BETHLEHEM) - Israel's long list of crimes against the Palestinian people is only distinguished by its rampant levels of cruelty.

As the U.S. fails to cite Israel for any religious violations, Prof. Qumsiyeh offers a brief review of important dates related to Israel's unjust political persecution of Palestinians.

U.S. State Department`s International Religious Freedom Report for 2011 is a Flawed Document

The U.S. presents twisted information that is designed to meet corporate goals.

(SALEM) - Each time an item like this is released I read it with optimism. As a Human Rights reporter, I can't recall a single time I was not dismayed, even horrified by what I see.

It is one thing for a government to have alliances, but to have it blatantly overlook governments that violate its stated goal is more than hypocrisy.

Blindness Sweeps Large Parts of Sri Lanka

Doctors have no answers, experts say there are no logical explanations.

(SALEM) - Blindness has swept throughout much of the Sinhalese Buddhist culture in Sri Lanka, leaving vast swaths of this population completely in the dark.

Justification is something we are all capable of, but it differs significantly from a rationalization.

Tribute: Capt. Charles Gnanakone

The state political and intelligence machinery implicated Charles in the assassination of the Foreign Minister Luxman Kadirgamar in 2005 and put him through a harrowing experience.

(COLOMBO Sri Lanka Guardian) - A thanksgiving Service to celebrate the life of Capt. Charles Gnanakone will be held at the Christian Life Assembly Church, 374-378 Blackburn Rd, Glen Waverley on MONDAY.

Capt. Charles Gnanakoon is the eldest son of the well known and wealthy Gnanakoon family.

Balochistan: No Expectations

The state simply sees the Baloch aspirations and their demand for rights as an obstacle to their strategic and economic plans.

(KARACHI Daily Times) - The Supreme Court hearings on the missing persons in Balochistan are ending inconclusively without having done anything for the majority of the missing or reducing the agony of their relatives.

Moreover, it seems that these hearings may become a reason for further aggravating the already bad conditions for the Baloch because the Chief Justice’s statement ‘there is a constitutional breakdown in Balochistan’ has serious implications.

The Arrogance of Power

Many politicians are increasingly ignoring the law.

(COLOMBO, The Island) - The story of a plane, a pilot and a puppy would not ordinarily interest the average Sunday newspaper reader.

Add to this an account of an angry and vicious outburst by a powerful public official and you have an explosion which raises issues that should concern all citizens of this country.

Tamils in UK Condemn Sri Lankan Presence at Olympics Opening Ceremony

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s presence in London was rumoured, but not confirmed.

(LONDON TamilNet) - Tamils in the UK came out in protest against the participation of Sri Lankan athletes and the presence of the Sri Lankan delegation for the 2012 London Olympics.

Eezham Tamils expressed their opposition to the legitimacy given to the Sri Lankan state that is accused of committing genocide.

New Videos Released by Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam

Hopefully, one of these days they will realize the folly of being divided and merge under a single group.

(LONDON) - Prof. Manivanan and Prof. Charan express their views in English on the way forward. The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam's (TGTE) ability to attract its leaders from the Tamils living all over the world, including Tamil Nadu, is admirable.

A million strong Diaspora cannot have the luxury of having so many groups representing the Tamils overseas.

LLRC Report Affirms the Need for an Impartial Enquiry Into Lanka`s War Crimes

The LLRC does not give details of the exact or approximate numbers of civilians killed, missing or unaccountable.

(LONDON) - After the ending of the nearly three-decade old civil war in Sri Lanka, Human Rights Groups across the world demanded an impartial International Enquiry into war excesses committed by the Sri Lankan armed forces.

When the pressure started mounting, the Sri Lankan government quickly formed the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) to give an impression to the world that it was serious about an impartial inquiry.