SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
Open Letter to Commonwealth Foreign Ministers
Subject: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013
We are gravely concerned about the ongoing discussions on holding the 2013 CHOGM in Sri Lanka.
At the 2009 CHOGM, Sri Lanka’s candidature for hosting the meeting was deferred from 2011 to 2013 because of concerns about human rights abuses by the Sri Lankan government. While war-time abuses have ended, the situation in Sri Lanka continues to be characterised by serious human rights violations, including assault on democratic institutions, such as the media and trade unions. The Panel of Experts appointed by the UN Secretary-General to advise him on the status of allegations of war crimes during the last weeks of the conflict in Sri Lanka has concluded that serious abuses were committed by the government and by the LTTE, and warrant an international investigation. Full Story>>>
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Petition against stay on Rajiv killers' execution
The Times of India Sep 9, 2011,
NEW DELHI: A petition in Supreme Court on Thursday challenged a Madras High Court order granting stay on the execution of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case condemned prisoners V Sriharanaka Murugan, G Perarivalan aka Arivu and T Suthendraraja aka Santhan.
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NEW DELHI: A petition in Supreme Court on Thursday challenged a Madras High Court order granting stay on the execution of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case condemned prisoners V Sriharanaka Murugan, G Perarivalan aka Arivu and T Suthendraraja aka Santhan.
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