Monday, September 12, 2011

UN under pressure to re-examine Sri Lanka 'abuses'

Both sides are accused of committing abuses in the final stages of the war

The UN Human Rights Council, meeting in Geneva, is under growing pressure to re-examine alleged violations of human rights which took place in Sri Lanka.

The alleged abuses took place in the final stages of the civil war in 2009.
A report commissioned by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that both sides committed violations.

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Sri Lanka under growing pressure on war atrocities

An aerial view of a former battlefront can be seen from the helicopter carrying U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his visit, which also included a visit to the refugee camp called Manik Farm, on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya May 23, 2009. REUTERS/Louis Charbonneau

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA | Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:34pm EDT

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka came under mounting pressure from the United Nations and Western powers on Monday to ensure that perpetrators of atrocities committed in its long conflict that ended in 2009 are held to account. Full Story>>>
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Can Nirupama Menon Rao in USA defend Rajapakse?

September 11, 2011 – 9:08 am By Guest Writer Sidharth Gautham Sunder

Nirupama Menon Rao, the new Indian Ambassador to the USA presented her credentials to President Obama at the White House on Friday.
in that occasion President Barack Obama said ” the two countries share a dynamic and broad relationship that serves to advance peace and prosperity in Asia and the world” Read More