Two studies on children in Sri Lanka, who survived the 2004 tsunami and ongoing civil war, have found that it is not these stressful events alone that contributed to the youths’ psychological health, but also […]
It is now over a year since the president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, claimed victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). But war is still being waged on the “paradise island” – […]
Research examining the mental health of refugee claimants in immigration detention has shown the deleterious effects of detention. A thorough review of relevant psychological theory and available research findings from international research has resulted in […]
The Refugee Council of New Zealand is opposed to the announced intention of the New Zealand Government to participate in the Australian plan to hold asylum seekers and boat people in regional detention centres in […]
The United Nations has registered its strong objections to protests organized outside its offices in Colombo today by a Sri Lankan cabinet minister that prevented the world body’s staff and visitors from entering or leaving […]
Reports states, the United Nation Office in Colombo is temporarily closed down. The National Freedom Alliance headed by Government Minister Wimal Weerawansa conducted a protest in front of United Nation Office today to dismantle the […]
BBC The European Union has decided to withdraw Sri Lanka’s preferential trade access to EU markets after it failed to improve its human rights record. The concessions will be stopped on 15 August on a […]
Inner City Press writes about the behaviour of Sri Lanka Party on UN Staff. The UN said it was an “individual opinion,” when Sri Lanka’s Minister for Housing and Construction Wimal Weerawansa last week called […]
Joe Higgins MEP from Tamil solidarity has written a letter to both German Ambassador in Ireland and Federal Ministry of the Interior showing his disapproval for the appointment of Jagath Dias as the deputy ambassador […]
Tamil refugees, fleeing the brutal horror of the war and repression of the Rajapakse regime, have met a further denial of democratic rights and lack of assistance from the Australian government. Over the last year […]
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