In a development that would likely to embarrass the government, the visiting UN Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay, will meet former Chief Justice, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake.
Earlier, the government denied visa to a delegation by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, which was expected to visit the island in a fact-finding mission on the impeachment of the former Chief Justice.
Pillay would be the first senior international official that former Chief Justice would meet, since she was controversially removed from her post.
  SATURDAY, 17 AUGUST 2013
The widow of a former top rung LTTE leader – Elilan said that she intends meeting the UN High Commissioner for human rights Navaneetham Pillay in order to present her the ‘real incidents’ during the final stages of the war.
Addressing a media conference in Jaffna yesterday, Anandi Sasiharan said that she intends on stating facts of the last stages of the war.
“I witnessed what happened in Wellamullivaikkal and therefore I intend telling her about the disappearances and surrenders when she visits the North,” she added.(SumithiThangarasa)
Man rapes paramour’s grandmother |
A resident of Medhiwedella, Mahawa had gone into hiding, allegedly after raping his paramour’s 80 year old grandmother, Mahawa police said.
The Kurunegala court medical officer confirmed that the 80 year old woman had been raped after she was subjected to a medical examination.
Residents of the area are aghast at the incident which had taken place on 11 August, police said.
A complaint over the rape had been lodged with the Mahawa police on the same day.
The Mahawa police said a special team has been deployed to arrest the culprit. (Ceylon Today Online)
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Monday, 19 Aug 2013
