Tension prevailed not only in Jaffna but also in the east where killings threatened an outbreak of long absent communal violence.

Lt. Gen. Fonseka triggered a storm in December 2002 when he flatly refused to honour the Army’s obligations under the Ceasefire.

The situation is very grim and time is running out' warns AI Secretary General, Irene Khan.

Mr. Vellupillai Pirapaharan, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) delivered his Heroes Day address on November 27, 2005. This is the full text.

The attacks in Jaffna mark a new approach to the ongoing shadow war – and send an unmistakable message to Colombo.

Tamils from Switzerland to Canada and Norway to South Africa salute fighters who fell int he independence struggle.

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

‘Many areas of the North and East have become zones of impunity for killers with different motivations and affiliations’

Norway’s help has never been more crucial.

Clause 1.8 is key to preserving the truce.

It wasn’t like a raid. The police talked to people and took away a computer. No one was arrested or charged'

Rajapakse has now won the prize that he has always wanted. It is up to him to abandon his racist allies and pursue peace.

Contemporary views tend not to associate ethno-supremacists with pro-globalisation policies.

There are forty thousand Sri Lankan troops in Jaffna'