Monthly Archive: April 2018
By Neville Ladduwahetty Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana opened his address to the UN Human Rights Council at the 37th Secession by referring to a section from President Sirisena’s 100 Day Programme; he stress, inter alia: “… the government’s firm commitment to the advancement of reconciliation, the rule...
By Rear Admiral (Dr.) Sarath Weerasekera, VSV RWP USP ndc psc An article by columnist D.B.S. Jeyaraj was published 17 March in Weekend FT on the above title. In it, through his own analysis of the incident, Jeyaraj tells the reader in no uncertain terms that the “Sinhalese Buddhist” majority...
By Kelum Bandara Global Sri Lanka Forum (GSLF) President Sunil Chandrakumara in an interview with the Dailymirror spoke about the UNHRC process. GSLF is a front organized by Sri Lankans to counter the pro-LTTE propaganda. Excerpts: Q How do you counter the pro-LTTE propaganda during the process of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva normally? Usually...