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» The OneWorld Sri Lanka Country Guide
The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Sri Lanka
06/19/2008 Almost two years after 17 of its members were murdered, the humanitarian group Action Against Hunger has pulled out of Sri Lanka, beginning a new international campaign in the hope of finding justice.
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From: Action Against Hunger-USA
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05/22/2008 Activists are welcoming Wednesday's vote to remove Sri Lanka from a key UN body, saying the country has been a prime violator of human rights and used its position on the Human Rights Council "to protect itself and other violator states from scrutiny."
From: Human Rights Watch
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05/22/2008 Child soldiering is driven by power imbalance between adults and children, says Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, head of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, one of Sri Lanka’s biggest charitable organisations. He feels that spirituality and religion can play a vital role in child development and well-being.
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05/21/2008 WASHINGTON, May 20 (OneWorld) - Re-electing Sri Lanka to serve a second term on the UN Human Rights Council would represent a severe blow to human rights and the United Nations itself, according to an impressive array of world leaders and human rights watchdog groups.
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From: OneWorld US
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05/07/2008 Sri Lanka’s worsening human rights record and failed promises for improvement undermine its claim for a place on the UN Human Rights Council, a coalition of national and international NGOs said in a letter released today.
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04/29/2008 Sri Lankan hallitus on hylkäämässä tuen perinteisiltä kumppaneiltaan, kuten Yhdysvalloilta ja Euroopan unionin jäsenmailta. Sen sijaan Sri Lanka on kääntymässä infrastruktuurihankkeidensa rahoituksessa kohti Kiinaa ja Irania.
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From: Suomen IPS
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03/31/2008 Relief agencies are mobilizing in Sri Lanka's Batticaloa region, where recent torrential rains forced more than 7,000 Sri Lankans -- many of whom were already displaced by fighting between the government and a rebel group -- to flee their homes.
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From: Lutheran World Relief
03/12/2008 The Asian Human Rights Commission has asked the UN Rapporteur on Torture to help end the detention and alleged torture of a number of uncharged Sri Lankan journalists.
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From: Asian Human Rights Commission
03/07/2008 The Sri Lankan government is responsible for widespread abductions and “disappearances” that are a national crisis, a leading rights group says in a new report.
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Congolese girl affected by war.
03/05/2008 The world has largely turned its attention away from humanitarian crises in Somalia, Sri Lanka, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burma, but the world body shouldn't, said a prominent human rights group this week.
From: Human Rights Watch
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02/26/2008 As many as half a million Sri Lankans could be affected in 2008 alone as violence between the secessionist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, and the government continues to intensify.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
02/21/2008 Children are increasingly being killed and injured and having their education disrupted as violence between the secessionist group, the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam, and Sri Lankan government security forces escalates.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
02/07/2008 Srilankalainen Yohalet Achma on onnistunut siinä, mistä moni haaveilee: hän on perustanut oman yrityksen ja saanut sen kannattavaksi muutamassa viikossa. Achma sai 10 000 rupian eli reilun 60 euron starttirahan Suomen Punaisen Ristin tsunamiavustusohjelmasta.
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From: Punainen Risti
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01/31/2008 Landmine clearance in Sri Lanka since the Mines Advisory Group restarted operations there in September 2007 will allow more then 30,000 internally displaced persons to return to their communities, the organisation said.
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01/16/2008 A Tamil Tiger bomb that killed 28 bus passengers today marked the end of the six-year ceasefire in Sri Lanka's civil war, a day after the military said it wanted to destroy the rebels and finish the 25-year conflict.
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Sri Lankan father and son
01/16/2008 As the truce between Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels ends on January 16, humanitarian agencies have raised concern over its possible impact on aid delivery. Fresh violence could affect over a hundred thousand displaced people and put at risk the safety of its workers, say agencies.
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Related: [South Asia] [Aid] [Children] [Food] [Conflict] [Security]
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01/07/2008 A series of stories looks at HIV vulnerability, poverty, and women's rights and empowerment since the 2004 natural disaster ravaged Southeast Asia.
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From: Oxfam America
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Sri Lanka
12/06/2007 Feuding politicians continually threaten independent journalism and have recently incited violence in Sri Lanka, a country marred by a long-lasting civil war between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), writes Adam Nord.
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From: Advocacy Project
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11/05/2007 The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has launched a national program to address post-consumer plastic waste. People are being told to segregate the plastic from other garbage to make recycle collections easier and to stop dumping them on roadsides.
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11/05/2007 Children of mothers who work overseas are most likely to be subject to Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE), says a leading child protection group in Sri Lanka. There are currently 40,000 commercial child prostitutes in the country, with most of them working in the coastal areas.

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