The next big lie
The unbridled freedom of expression the West is
advocating around the world is subject to certain well known
restrictions in their home countries - the word ‘conspiracy’ for
example, is subtly censored in the West through the labelling of
opinions, ideas or observations on certain subjects as ‘conspiracy
theories’.
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Promoting Language Rights, Right to Development
After some depression about not achieving very
much with regard to either Reconciliation, or the Human Rights
Action Plan, I was heartened by several factors last week. In the
four Divisional Secretariat meetings I attended in the Wanni, it was
clear that things were improving all the time. Several problems were
brought to my attention, but these were largely practical problems,
similar to those prevalent in other parts of the country. The impact
of inclement weather on agriculture, the need for better roads for
rural connectivity, and for better electricity connections,
shortages of teachers for essential subjects, are national problems,
not consequences of the conflict.
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