UN official praises Sri Lankan peacekeepers but overlooks human rights abuses

The United Nations Under Secretary General Jean-Pierre Lacroix commended the "dedication" of Sri Lankan peacekeepers during a visit to Lebanon last month despite the military's record of human rights abuses both at home and abroad. 

ITAK commemorates 2nd Lt Maalathy in Kilinochchi

2nd Lt Maalathy, the first female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre to lose her life in the armed struggle was remembered in Kilinochchi. 

TNPF organiser in Vavuniya receives death threats after exposing Tamil land grab
TNPF organiser S. Thavapalan files complaint alleging death threat from SLPP member over exposure of Tamil land occupation in Thirivaithakulam
More rolling over
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution on Sri Lanka last week, extending the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) for a further two years. This extension will allow the OHCHR to continue gathering and preserving evidence that can be used in future war crime trials. When those trials will be, however, is the question that no one is able to answer. More than 16 years after the genocide at Mullivaikkal, impunity still reigns in Sri Lanka. And the UN has just given Colombo another carte blanche.
Mannar Bishop speaks out against wind farm deal as protests continue

Antonipillai press meet

The Bishop of Mannar, Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai spoke out against the controversial wind power project on Mannar Island, stating that the decision to establish 14 wind farms was made unilaterally by Colombo despite local opposition.

Nine farmers arrested as Muthunagar land protest enters 26th day
Farmers in Muthunagar, Trincomalee, have entered the 26th day of their continuous satyagraha protest in front of the Trincomalee District Secretariat, demanding the return of farmlands seized for a Sri Lankan state-backed solar power project.
Tamils rally in Jaffna demanding removal of military-backed vihara
Protests continued in Jaffna’s Thaiyiddy area on Monday as members of the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF), local landowners, and residents staged a demonstration against preparations for a state-backed ceremony at the illegally built and controversial Tissa Vihara Buddhist temple.
2nd Lt. Maalathy commemorated in Mannar
38th commemoration of 2nd Lt. Maalathy, LTTE’s first fallen female fighter, held in Mannar.
Pirambadi massacre by Indian troops remembered in Jaffna

The Pirambadi massacre in Kokkuvil, where over 60 Tamils were shot dead or crushed with an armoured vehicle by Indian Peacekeeping Forces (IPKF), was remembered in Jaffna today. 

Sri Lankan government moves to acquire Tamil-owned land in Jaffna for the navy use
Sri Lankan government moves to acquire privately owned Tamil land in Jaffna for Navy’s radar installation
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