While our politicians fight over the boat people crisis, we present a special Sunday Night investigation from the high seas. Reporter Tim Noonan boarded the boats and spoke to the new wave of illegal immigrants about their Australian dream.
Human Rights
Human Rights are on the top of agenda today. Nations accuse each other of violations of human rights of themselves and others. Rights are generally violated during conflicts and wars as the strength of the weapon supersedes peace over and stability and rule of law.
Aug 17, Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which undertook the task of translating the whole text of the report released by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) into Sinhala and Tamil, has completed the translation.
The government welcomes its critics from abroad, including UN Human Rights Commissioner Navanethem Pillay, to visit Sri Lanka, since they could be given an opportunity to see for themselves the situation in the former conflict areas, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said yesterday.
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