Given that EU always had leverage over the Colombo government, it is surprising that things have gotten so bad.

Even Mandela would not escape label today

Tamils who fled Sri Lankan military harassment are in limbo amid rising violence

“Anything can happen at any time,” M. V. Kanamylnathan, chief editor of the Tamil-language newspaper Uthayan said from his offices.

What the international community have not quite grasped yet is that this is a Sri Lankan Government like none before.

“Maj. Gen. Mallawaratchchi will serve in this capacity until Lt. Gen. Fonseka, now undergoing treatment in a Singapore hospital, recovers and returns to his post.”

The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) high command in Palaly military base, Jaffna, has issued a directive to all SLA camps in Jaffna peninsula advising high level military officers to only use Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) helicopters for internal travel within the Peninsula.

The directive comes in the wake of increased claymore attacks targeted on SLA vehicles, and on soldiers deployed on sentry duty and street patrols.

Claymores, Killings, Disappearances and Rapes continues across the Northeast.

'The numbers have steadily increased after the stepping up of search operations by the Sri Lanka Army'' - HRC officials.

Parents of the abducted children, gripped by fear for their children’s safety, are reluctant to make complaints to the police or human rights watchdogs, a Grama Sevaka official told reproters.

Elaborate theatre to appease international demands

“It’s truly horrible they are a very close family. Ravindran, the father of the little girl, is devastated. He has lost half his family.”

Violence continued across the NorthEast over the past fortnight, claiming the lives of civilians, Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers and LTTE fighters. The violence also spread to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, claiming Tamil lives. The SLA’s Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) has also been active in LTTE controlled territory, with civilians dying in claymore blasts. Tamil refugees have begun arriving in increasing numbers in India.

India last week politely but firmly made it clear to Sri Lanka that its security forces must stop killing innocent Tamils in the name of combating the Tamil Tigers.

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera was conveyed the message by India’s political leadership which while being firmly committed to the island’s unity is bothered by increasing reports of attacks on innocent Tamils.