Recent days and months have witnessed a redoubled effort on the part of Amnesty International and its National Chapters to hold to account those who were responsible for the untold human suffering and thousands of civilian deaths in Mullivaikkal, May 2009. In what could be described as their latest triumph, Chapter 133 (Somerville Massachusetts ) of Amnesty International, joined forces with American Chapter of Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam(TGTE) to fete the Representatives of Massachusetts State Assembly, the Academic Community of Massachusetts, and the local journalists to a screening of the now-famous Channel-4 video at the Massachusetts State House.
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Post War Politics of Sri Lanka
[TamilNet, Thursday, 15 September 2011, 17:13 GMT]
The conclusion of the 18th session of the UNHRC will reveal whether there is anything left to rely on the International Community of Establishments, writes TamilNet Economic and Geopolitical Analyst in the Asia Pacific. While the Eezham Tamils are the worst affected by the war, they are also at the receiving end of the post war Sri Lankan Politics which is indeed continuation of the war by other means or to put it bluntly the continuation of the Genocide. We should always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. That preparedness is the Solidarity we develop with our Natural Allies. The Natural Allies will certainly include those in the Sinhala society rising up against the Family Rule provided they recognize the Right of Self Determination of the Tamil Speaking Nation, A Recognition (including the right to secede) adopted by the Ceylon Communist Party in 1944, he further said. Full story >>
The conclusion of the 18th session of the UNHRC will reveal whether there is anything left to rely on the International Community of Establishments, writes TamilNet Economic and Geopolitical Analyst in the Asia Pacific. While the Eezham Tamils are the worst affected by the war, they are also at the receiving end of the post war Sri Lankan Politics which is indeed continuation of the war by other means or to put it bluntly the continuation of the Genocide. We should always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. That preparedness is the Solidarity we develop with our Natural Allies. The Natural Allies will certainly include those in the Sinhala society rising up against the Family Rule provided they recognize the Right of Self Determination of the Tamil Speaking Nation, A Recognition (including the right to secede) adopted by the Ceylon Communist Party in 1944, he further said. Full story >>