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GENEVA RESOLUTION 34/1: THE CASE FOR TREASON

By DHARSHAN WEERASEKERA, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW I read with interest an article in The Island of 1st April 2017 titled, ‘Full Implementation of Geneva Resolution 2015 reaffirmed – GTF.’ The article quotes the GTF as saying inter alia: ‘The GTF cautiously welcomes the unanimous adoption of the resolution ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and...

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UNHRC and its resolutions on Sri Lanka

By Neville Ladduwahetty   Although the separatist armed conflict ended in May 2009, the first UNHRC Resolution on “Promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka” was in April 2012. This was followed by Resolutions in March 2013; March 2014 and September 2015. However, the Resolution of September 2015 is markedly...

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Western remedies for Lanka’s ills: Lessons from history

It is nevertheless curious that the international media and the NGOs continue to noisily harp on human rights violations and war crimes allegedly committed by service personnel, while the endless massacres of villagers, bombings of sacred sites, buses, trains and busy cities, the slaughter of devotees and monks at places...