Colombo Diary
Why donors failed to bring peace to Lanka
IN the past four years, the international donor
community has pledged billions of dollars to Sri Lanka with the aim
of promoting peace and economic reform. And a lot of it has already
gone into the country's kitty. Yet, aid has not met its objectives.
Full Story
Amnesty International in a grim report from hell
THE latest Amnesty International report on Sri
Lanka is titled: "Sri Lanka, A climate of fear in the East." But the
themes, the roles of various national and international actors, the
politics, the stated and the implied issues pertaining to LTTE
violence and the plight of the Tamil victims of Tamil violence
documented in the AI.
Full Story
Rising of a hero whose vision never dies
HUMAN RIGHTS: For most white South Africans
working at Port Elizabeth Police Headquarters, September 8, 1977,
was just another day to feed the prisoners and interrogate black
anti-apartheid activists.
Full Story |