Canadian Tamil Congress welcomes the OHCHR report
The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) welcomes the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (“OHCHR”). The long awaited report, which was...
Sri Lanka: What Now?
The long-awaited UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report that deals largely with wartime abuses in Sri Lanka has finally been...
Rajapaksa is left to take the blame
The blame has been divided. But now, how will the punishment – if it ever comes down to that in the years to come –...
UN officials stress need for accountability
Senior United Nations officials today expressed outrage at the very serious accounts of war crimes and crimes against humanity that were allegedly committed between 2002...
Sri Lanka pledges to punish war criminals after UN report
Sri Lanka promised Thursday to punish those found guilty of war crimes but stopped short of supporting an internationally backed probe, a day after a...
UN chief ‘encouraged’ by Sri Lanka response to war crimes report
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he was "encouraged" by the Sri Lankan government's response to a damning UN report about horrific abuses during the...
Deutsche Welle (DW) to launch new english TV channel
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany's Public Service Broadcaster, will underline its dedication to serving television audiences in South Asia while presenting its new channel today here...