- 06 July 2015
‘UN credibility among Tamils very low’ - North-East grassroots organisations
Leading grassroots organisations from Sri Lanka’s predominantly Tamil regions have said that the credibility of the UN in the eyes of the Tamil people remains very low. In a letter critical of the UN announcement to facilitate a ‘domestic.......
- 20 June 2015
Sri Lanka: Credibility of ‘domestic inquiry’ into war crimes questioned
A leading international human rights watchdog has cast doubt over the credibility of Sri Lanka’s proposed domestic probe into alleged war crimes committed at the end the civil war in 2009. Responding to a statement by the country’s justice minister that Sri Lanka would......
- 01 April 2015
Among the walking dead of India's refugee camps
Dusk is descending upon the Abdullapuram refugee camp, 120 kilometres outside Chennai, India. Most of the 1500 Tamil refugees in this open -air prison are already back in their wretched little huts, careful to meet the 6pm curfew and avoid the daily intimi....
- 10 December 2014
UN official blames int'l community, neighbours for failing to protect Tamils
A top UN envoy has accused the international community in general and the neighbouring countries in particular, for failing to protect the Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka's north from getting killed in thousands by the government security.......
- 16 June 2015
In the Shadow of Military: Sri Lanka’s ‘new democracy’ and Tamil people
Mullivaikaal today is a picture perfect beach with a small fishing community. Boats line the seafront, stuffed with freshly caught fish, sting rays and even tiny sharks. It is hard to imagine that this beach was soaked in the blood of thou......
- 18 March 2015
War crime witness in UK under risk of deportation to danger in Sri Lanka
A key witness to alleged war crimes fears deportation by British authorities that may lead him to face torture and possible death in Sri Lanka. Former Tamil Tiger (LTTE) police officer Kannan Kalimuththu held in high security detention centre outside Heathrow airport......
- 07 September 2014
An eternal desire to study: A tale of war, love and survival
The reconstruction of the Sangupiddi road bridge, located on the A32 Jaffna-Mannar Main Highway, symbolizes the Sri Lankan government's so-called post-war development efforts in the North. Being one of the only two road bridges.....
