At some point in during the peace process, the international community assumed that it was no longer necessary to apply the concept of parity to resolving the Tamil question.

MORE than 11,000 Tamil refugees have fled to India since January to escape renewed fighting between the Sri Lankan army and Tamil Tigers and more are likely to come, officials said Thursday.

The figure includes a batch of about 500 refugees who travelled by boat to reach Mandapam camp in southern India`s Tamil Nadu state late Wednesday, said a senior government administrator from Ramanathapuram district.

Desperate people do desperate things.

The paranoias of Sinhala Buddhist nationalism explained.

Waves compel expansion from landmines to brick houses.

An intimate view of international standards on human rights, democracy and all that.

TRO''s Executive Director appeals to the Diaspora

Jaffna MP Pathmini Sithamparanathan, describes the stifling conditions of military rule and the deteriorating security situation.

Tamils should ask themselves - is it realpolitik and not moral imperatives drive policy decisions in foreign capitals?

Former Sri Lanka peace broker head seeks to promote 'sustainable democracy' worldwide.

The tsunami built even as it destroyed.

One Tamil émigré contributes to health in her homeland – by training medical technicians

“General Furuhovde twice undertook the most difficult task of the Head of Mission in Sri Lanka during turbulent times, and made an outstanding contribution to the establishment of peace and stability in the war torn Tamil homeland. With extra-ordinary skill and leadership he guided the monitoring mission in overseeing peace and helped to strengthen and consolidate the truce agreement”

The trend of seeking “diplomatic assurances” allegedly to overcome the risk of torture is very troubling.