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Sri Lanka mourns a fearless defender of Tamil rights


Sri Lanka mourns a fearless defender of Tamil rights
Bishop Rayappu Joseph risked his life by standing up for the rights of his oppressed people
Bishop Rayappu Joseph lights an oil lamp during the launch in 2016 of ‘A Living Hero’, a book about his life. (Photo: UCA News reporter)
Outspoken Bishop Rayappu Joseph was an untiring advocate of Tamil rights and justice during Sri Lanka’s civil war and post-war years.
Thousands were killed and disappeared during the 26-year war that ended in 2009 when the army defeated Tamil rebels. Both sides were accused of serious human rights violations. Many Catholic priests were killed or went missing. ....

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Bishop who demanded justice for Tamils dies


Bishop who demanded justice for Tamils dies
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April 01, 2021 22:20 IST
Rt. Rev. Rayappu Joseph was a vocal critic of the state, periodically taking up allegations of war-time killings and disappearances in the Northern Province
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Rt. Rev. Rayappu Joseph was a vocal critic of the state, periodically taking up allegations of war-time killings and disappearances in the Northern Province
Former Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar Rt. Rev. Rayappu Joseph, an untiring advocate of Tamil rights and justice during Sri Lanka’s civil war and post-war years, passed away on Thursday. He was 80.
The Bishop was a vocal critic of the state, periodically taking up allegations of war-time killings and disappearances in the Northern Province, according to those familiar with his activism. ....

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LankaWeb – Sri Lanka must demand answers from UNHRC – Prove we killed 40,000 or shut up!


Posted on February 12th, 2021
By shenali Waduge
A UN member state is being accused of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity & even ‘genocide’.Sri Lanka has been the victim of an annual witch hunt sponsored by blood-money for 12 years. 
All of these allegations has credibility if and only if they can prove Sri Lanka intentionally killed 40,000 and the deaths are disproportionate to the military advantage legally accepted in a non-international armed conflict.Sri Lanka has given Geneva 12 years to come out with the basic requirement of 40,000 dead names. They have failed. 
Sri Lanka must now refuse to respond to any of the non-conflict related questions being askedfor these are traps riding on the bogey of ‘accountability & truth’. If it is accountability Sri Lanka must demand where was the UN and its apparatus for all the victims of LTTE. If its truth, Sri Lanka must take UNHRC back to the conflict & demand answers for ....

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Provincial Councils: Gejendrakumar Ponnambalam & The Federal Party's Challenge


Provincial Councils: Gejendrakumar Ponnambalam & The Federal Party’s Challenge
Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole
I woke up this morning (05 Jan. 2021) and was shocked to read that Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam will oppose Provincial Councils, and all our Tamil aspirations to take decisions about ourselves by ourselves. Every Tamil likes to be guarded by kindly police who speak to us in Tamil. We want ministers to whom we can express our needs and shortcomings with clarity – in Tamil. We want control over our lands so that they are not leased for exploitation to companies and our forest and animal reserves may be conserved; and that Sinhalese prisoners and hooligans will not be settled around us by a central government currying favors with their voters. I can go on. But these remain our unfulfilled dreams, what we hope to fight for and achieve. ....

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