Don’t let the murder of 17 aid workers go unpunished

Muttur drama in brief
On August 4th 2006, 17 ACF aid workers were murdered in the town of Muttur, located in the North East of Sri Lanka. This slaughter accounts for the most dramatic crime ever committed against a non-governmental organization. Shortly after, three investigation proceedings were launched in Sri Lanka and none came to an [...]

Say no to Sri Lanka’s Bid for U.N. Rights Council Seat

Source :- Say no to Sri Lanka
Joint NGO Letter to Member States
NGOs for an Effective Human Rights Council
www.hrw.org/effectiveHRC/SriLanka
6 May 2008
Your Excellency,
We are a coalition of nongovernmental organizations from all parts of the world.
We write to urge that your government not vote for Sri Lanka for membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council in the election [...]

Statement of left party in Sri Lanka NSSP

Government accepts that the TMVP is an armed group working in collaboration with it. Its leaders argue that it is necessary for the TMVP to carry arms to defend themselves from the LTTE. They are allowed to carry arms. Thus the government admits that the East is still under the threat of LTTE insurgency and [...]

The tragic death of minister Fernandopulle

Minister Fernandopulle has become a victim of terror on the eve of Sinhala Hindu New Year. 15 others were killed and over 80 were hospitalized. Many of them are civilians. This tragedy is another event created by the brutal conditions in the society. The government, of which Minister Fernandopulle was a leading member, is the [...]

Release journalists Tisse

STOP killing the media and its journalists

To:  President of Sri Lanka
Your Excellency the President of Sri Lanka
Presidential Secretariat,
Colombo,
Sri Lanka.
Protest and condemnation – Stop intimidating the media and journalists
We have watched with indignation and despair, the breach of freedom of expression and brutal suppression of the media and journalists under your government. We have read and heard the explanations given by your [...]

A Fraternal Message to Comrade Bala Tampoe and the Ceylon Mercantile Union

Comrade Bala Tampoe
To read :-here

Statement of Internationaler Menschenrechtsverein Bremen e.V.

Attacks on the media escalates in Sri Lanka:
Six people - journalists and media workers in custody
English :here
German : here