Norwegian Development Minister Erik Solheim says Norway remains committed to helping end the conflict.

“Given the serious and widespread abuses of human rights that affect Sri Lankans across the country, a fully functional, independent national human rights commission is essential”

Pakistan offers defence equipment, producing in Pakistan and training facilities to the armed forces of Sri Lanka

“We bravely faced the situation and retaliated on those who attacked us. Thereafter we took a proactive role by looking for those who attacked us and retaliated in places like Jaffna and Batticaloa.”

The Sri Lankan military slaps a total exclusion zone on northern waters, paramilitaries join troops in cordon-and-search operations, and killings continue.

“We need structures that make them interdependent. By forming a Muslim regiment for the Muslim community, we are adopting the position that Muslims can only trust Muslims, Tamils can only trust Tamils and the Sinhalese can only trust Sinhalese. It is totally unacceptable.”

“Sighting of armed civilians claiming to represent Karuna is often reported to SLMM.”

Provocations and a demonising campaign. Some peace process.

Harsh new military restrictions on Tamil fishing communities amid stepped up paramilitary violence undermines Geneva pledges.

Renewed pressure by the international community, including the United States, is having no effect on the Sri Lankan government's support for anti-LTTE paramilitaries.

Why is consensus amongst Sinhala parties so elusive?

The [US] Government got it completely wrong about my client. He is a torture victim and the government just ignored immigration court’s decisions [in 2003] and kept him locked up.'

Expatriate Tamils mark International Women’s day.

“The ceasefire agreement now holding in Sri Lanka since February 22, 2002 has not guaranteed the security of Tamil media journalists.”