Sri Lanka, under the
present political leadership, successfully
defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam,
an internationally-banned terrorist group,
in May 2009, ending thirty years of war. The
peace and stability the country enjoys today
has defined a path of prosperity for the
nation. All Sri Lankans have a right to live
in a peaceful and safe environment, and to
thrive in the development of their country.
Protecting the hard-earned peace and
stability is vital for them. One Sri Lanka
Peace Watch is an action group
that will help Sri Lankan people achieve and
sustain this future. [
click now ]
June 1950, DPRK (North Korea) forces responding to a series of provocative incursions by American forces across the 38th parallel launched a lightening counter strike into ROK (South Korea) territory. The DPRK counter offensive triggered a massive exodus of two million frightened civilians who fled Southwards to escape being caught up in the cross fire. [ read more ]
The games have begun at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. More significant than the US resolution against Sri Lanka is the methods being used to target a tiny nation in South Asia. Middle East conquest by US and its cohorts is almost over; the next region will be Asia. Maldives was one such victim. There is a steady pattern in all the maneuverings taking place. [ read more ]
In a statement from Geneva, Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha, Presidential Adviser on Reconciliation, responded to claims in the latest Channel 4 film on Sri Lanka. Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha is currently Chair of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats and was re-elected leader of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka. [ read more ]
Why does international media, NGOs & Human Rights Groups and UN members attention get diverted ONLY towards a picture of a dead terrorist leaders son ignoring footage of innocent civilians & children killed by LTTE strikes over 30 years and not a single foreign documentary was released accusing LTTE of war crimes to seek justice for these killings? [ read more ]
What makes Al Qaeda different from the LTTE? Both are terrorist organizations. Just a single incident in 2001 sufficed to make Al Qaeda top a global crusade referred to as the “war on terror” while the world cared not to apply the same criterion against the LTTE for its crimes against innocent people irrespective of their ethnicity, religion or gender through 3 decades.
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Sri Lankans: Let us unite against Secretary Clinton’s attempt to rush reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced that the United States will support a resolution in the United Nationals Council on Human Rights meeting this month directed against Sri Lanka. The resolution will call for Sri Lanka to adopt the recommendations made recently by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).
This resolution will undermine the domestic process towards progress on all issues related to post-conflict development, reunification, accountability and healing upon which Sri Lanka intends to make progress in the coming months and years.
What we now need from the international community is their support towards the government’s efforts in implementing the LLRC recommendations, and the time and space necessary to ensure effective implementation and lasting results. Let’s unite and raise our voices against the attempts to destroy the hard-earned peace in our country!
Please visit the
Legislative Action Center at the link below to send Secretary Clinton a letter raising your objections to U.S. support for this resolution against Sri Lanka. Fill out the information form to view the letter to Secretary Clinton, and then send the letter. The more letters we send the stronger our message!
Sri Lanka is well on its
way to becoming the “Wonder of Asia.” Just
two years after defeating terrorism, the
island nation is rebuilding, redeveloping
and expanding to become an important hub of
the Asian economy. The government is
spending more than $1 billion a year to
restore homes, infrastructure, services and
livelihoods in the North and East, bringing
those vital regions back into the Sri Lankan
economy. That economy continues to grow --
despite a continuing worldwide downturn –
with a gross domestic product of more than 8
percent in 2010. Tourism in Sri Lanka is up
50 percent, and still growing. Foreign
investment will reach more than $1 billion
In 2011.
