Associated Press in Colombo guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 26 February 2013 10.49 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/26/sri-lankan-military-raping-torturing Sri Lankan security forces continue to use torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence against suspected members of the Tamil Tiger rebels […]
Tamil Solidarity had been campaigning long time against British support, including military aid to Lanka – Which is confirmed in the revelation on the independent today. Please read http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-uk-sells-arms-to-sri-lankas-brutal-regime-8498768.html MONDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2013 Britain is selling millions of pounds worth […]
The European Union has once again shown that it is an inadequate body to stand up for human rights. Recently new evidence of war crimes has come to light which reveals again the UN’s complicity […]
Tamil Solidarity is posting this article for information and to promote wider discussion. We do not necessarily agree with all the points made and conclusions drawn, which are the views of the May 17 Movement. […]
Around 100 people attended the Tamil Solidarity meeting at Queen Mary University, east London, on 4 February, Sri Lanka’s independence day, entitled: “65 years since independence – who benefited?” Report by: Akila Kumar and Senan […]
The Sri Lankan government in 2012 continued its assault on democratic space and failed to take any meaningful steps towards providing accountability for war crimes committed by either side during the internal armed conflict that […]
Two students released from detention On 22 January, students Sanmugam Solaman and V. Bhavananadan were released from detention in a “Rehabilitation” centre in Welikanda by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID). Two others, P. Tharshananth and […]
The nasty, brutish and short impeachment process of Dr Shirani Bandaranayake from the post of Chief Justice and the appointment of presidential adviser Mohan Peiris as her replacement has emasculated the last institution bold enough […]
Rochdale Red Cross worker Khuram Shaikh was brutally murdered on Christmas Day on a Sri Lankan holiday just over 12 months ago. Khuram was used to working in some of the most dangerous places on […]
OTTAWA – Canada appeared to be one step closer to boycotting this year’s Commonwealth leaders’ summit Monday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper bluntly called on the Sri Lankan government to reinstate the country’s fired chief […]
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