| The Origin of Sivaram, a great human [Maamanithar] | Published On: 11 May, 2010 , Sangam | 
Two years ago, I solicited and received the following tribute to journalist Taraki Sivaram (1959-2005), by one of his mentors V. Sivasubramaniam from Batticaloa. Sivasubramaniam Aiyah, a nonagenarian, is one of the respected Tamil scholars in Eelam who leads a ‘silent’ life without much fanfare and publicity. I thought of honoring his 90th birthday that fell on August 17th 1918, by soliciting this piece on his favorite protege. Somehow, I was overwhelmed by work and personal events that followed one after another in my life. |
| One year on, life slowly returns to the Tamil Tigers' shattered stronghold | Published On: 12 April, 2010 , | 
For 20 years or more it was a combat zone, a frontline and a strategic asset. Now light traffic travels down the narrow A9 highway. From the checkpoint at Omanthai, where Sri Lankan soldiers and fighters from the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) once exchanged their dead, to Elephant Pass – scene of fierce battles in the 1990s – all is quiet. The Tamil Tigers are no more. This territory, once their de facto state, is now very much part of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. |
| Sri Lankan tells of asylum death voyage | Published On: 12 April, 2010 , Theaustralian | 
TWELVE of Pararasasingam Paheertharan's fellow travellers drowned, including brothers aged 13 and 14 employed as crew, after people-smugglers herded him and 38 other Sri Lankan Tamils on to an ill-equipped fishing boat for an ambitious journey across the Indian Ocean. |
| Tamils want an end to Sri Lanka discrimination after election | Published On: 04 April, 2010 , Guardian | 
Vanaja Uma Khanta is waiting for the 794 bus to Kodikamam. It has been a long time coming. The queue for the bus stretches all the way down the yellow concrete shelter and mixes with that for the 794 for Kanakamuydady. Despite the crushing heat and the delay – in part caused by the arrangements for a political rally attended by newly re-elected president Mahinda Rajapaksa – the crowd waits quietly. |
| Real war is just beginning, get involved: Brian Senewiratne | Published On: 20 March, 2010 , Tamilnet | 
“Despite my involvement over many years, I was taken aback by the result,” writes Brian Senewiratne on the overwhelming mandate for Tamil Eelam in the referenda of the diaspora in several countries. The time for federation has long since gone. Until the Tamil areas are separated from the control in Colombo there will be neither peace nor prosperity in the island. |
| Sri Lankan war-refugees in India face struggle to return home | Published On: 17 March, 2010 , Reuters | 
Many Sri Lankans who fled to India during their country's protracted civil war want to go home now the conflict is over, but hurdles lie ahead as preparations begin for their return, aid workers said on Tuesday. Over 100,000 Sri Lankans are estimated to have sought refuge in southern India during the conflict between separatist rebels and the Sri Lankan army, which lasted a quarter of a century. |
| Sri Lanka war survivor: The future holds 'nothing' | Published On: 16 March, 2010 , CNN | 
CNN's Sara Sidner travels to Sri Lanka to report from ethnic Tamil areas and the victims of nearly three decades of civil war. Watch "Witness to Survival" March 13-16 on CNN International. Jaffna, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Raveendran Jenatha doesn't exude the kind of excitement and wonder young adults often do when it comes to figuring out their future. She is 21 years old and confident about what her future holds. |
| Ship-bound Tamil refugees need help | Published On: 11 March, 2010 , Thestar | 
What happens there happens here: a small wooden boat is sitting at anchor off the coast of Indonesia. It has been there for five months. On board are some 240 people who cannot come ashore for fear of arrest and deportation. |
| Undermining of the judiciary and weakening of the Sri Lankan society | Published On: 03 March, 2010 , AHRCHK | 
The former commander of the Sri Lankan army, retired general Sarath Fonseka is today under military detention in much the same way that tens of thousands of Sri Lankans from the south, north and east in detention facilities in the recent decades. More than ever, the inability of the courts to intervene effectively to protect the citizens from arbitrary detention is a common phenomenon in Sri Lanka. |
| SOS Emergency Relief Chettikulam / Sri Lanka | Published On: 24 February, 2010 , SOS | 
The Temporary Care Project for refugees at Chettikulam has taken in 232 lone children to date and we have successfully reunified 56 children with their families. At present there are 176 children left living with us on the project. We are doing our very best to provide these children with some sort of normality and we are giving school stationary, dry rations, clothing and foot supplies to those children whom we reunite. |
| Hundreds of Cases of Torture Each Year in The Asian Region Have Been Denounced | Published On: 22 February, 2010 , Newsblaze | 
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and its sister-organisation, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), document hundreds of cases of torture each year in the Asian region. The eradication of torture must be at the heart of any realistic attempts to improve human rights in any given country, yet, the Special Rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, has noted the Council's failure to act in his study on torture and report to the 13th session of the Council.[1] |
| Hard learning for IDP kids | Published On: 21 February, 2010 , sundaytimes | 
Despite efforts to restore schooling, children at the Manik Farm and other newly resettled areas face many difficulties. Chandani Kirinde reports from Vavuniyaa. It's been a long time since eight-year-old Selvi slept on a bed. It's been an equally long time since she played in the garden of her house in tranquillity and peace like children her age love to do where-ever they may live. But she and many others like her wake up each morning in their makeshift homes and head to their makeshift schools set up in the welfare centres in Manik Farm in Vavuniya to attend classes trying to live as normal a life a possible in extremely trying conditions. |
| Call for protection and prevention of abusive use of legal process for political revenge | Published On: 29 January, 2010 , AHRCHK | 
After the presidential election of the 16th January there are continuous reports on several matters that raise concern about the security of persons from attacks and incidents of violence. The Asian Human Rights Commission has received several urgent calls of concern regarding a serious situation that has developed within the country which requires the attention of all concerned persons, both within the country and the international community. |
| Sri Lanka must halt pre-election attacks on political activists | Published On: 22 January, 2010 , AI | 
Amnesty International has called on Sri Lankan political leaders to investigate attacks on activists during one of the most violent presidential elections in the last 20 years. The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said that more than 600 violent incidents had been reported until Thursday, including five murders and five attempted murders of political activists. |
| Time for a New Start; A Human Rights Agenda for Sri Lanka’s Presidential Candidates | Published On: 18 January, 2010 , AI | 
“Candidates should commit to restoring respect for basic rights, like life and liberty, ending arbitrary arrests and detention, enforced disappearances and torture, and to restoring respect for freedom of expression, said Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International’s Sri Lanka specialist. “In the longer run, what’s needed is to rebuild Sri Lanka’s institutions so that they can protect efficiently and without discrimination. That’s the only way to restore public faith in the justice system.” |
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