Sri Lanka Violence

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Sri Lanka's New UN Ambassador Says Sri Lanka Has a New Circle of Friends in the East

Anuradha K. Herath | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

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Palitha Kohona says that as western countries began to pull away from Sri Lanka during the height of violence in the country, the government turned to new friendships in the east.

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"We Don't Want Development, We Want Our Rights!"

Nimmi Gowrinathan | Posted 09.27.2009 | Home

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The message shouted from an elder woman was clear as she harassed a worker attempting to install latrines that would signal a longer, more permanent, residence in unlivable Sri Lankan internment camps.

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Sri Lanka Video Shows Executions, Alleges Report

Al Jazeera | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

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The Sri Lankan High Commission has denied its forces carried out atrocities against ethnic Tamils after a video apparently showing a man being execu...

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Why Refugees Need to Make a Living

Dale Buscher | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

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It is time to implement interventions that are tailored to the local context, that build on the refugees' existing skills, and that match local market demand.

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A Tamil Tragedy

James Ross | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

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Holding several hundred thousand civilians under lock and key, the government is keeping the survivors of the fighting from telling their stories to the media and human rights groups.

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Securing Peace and Human Rights in Sri Lanka

Balakrishnan Rajagopal | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

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The Tamil people need to see concrete improvement in their livelihood and economic security swiftly, in order to begin to trust the Sri Lankan government's intentions.

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Tamil Tiger Leaders Were Shot 'While Trying To Surrender': Rebels Claim

Telegraph | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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A pair of Tamil Tiger leaders were shot dead as they tried to surrender following desperate last-minute negotiations to guarantee their safety, it was...

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Sri Lankan Military Fights To Surround Reeling Tamil Tigers

AP | BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's military said it took control of the island's entire coastline Saturday and cut off any sea escape for Tamil Ti...

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Sri Lankan Civilians Now Able To Flee Safely, Government Says

New York Times | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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At least 1,500 civilians who had been trapped in Sri Lanka's shrinking war zone managed to flee on Thursday, the country's military said, as its force...

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Sri Lanka Shelling: Doctors Flee From Last Hospital

AP | KRISHAN FRANCIS | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands of civilians waded across a vast lagoon under a hail of rebel gunfire Thursday, breaking out of Sri Lanka's war z...

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Sri Lanka Hospital Attack Kills Over 50 Civilians

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Artillery shells tore through a hospital packed with wounded civilians in Sri Lanka's war zone for a second day Wednesday, ...

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Sri Lanka Safe Zone Attack: '1,000 Civilians Killed'

Guardian | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

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Doctor reports hundreds of bodies being brought to hospital as UN says feared bloodbath has now become reality...

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Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers Civilian Treatment Sparks Concern (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

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As the civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebel group rages on -- with the army refusing the Tigers' proposed ceasefire...

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Tigers End Game In Sri Lanka

James Ross | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

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One might think that no one would shed a tear for the insurgents, but support for the Tamil Tiger cause remains strong for many Tamils in Sri Lanka and among the large Tamil diaspora.

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Sri Lanka Admits To Bombing Safe Zone

Al Jazeera | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

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The Sri Lankan government has admitted carrying out air raids in the so-called no-fire zone in the country's northeast, where the army is battling Tam...

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