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Fonseka says government should not fear probe

Sarath Fonseka, the ex-army chief who led the military campaign to defeat Tamil Tiger rebels says Sri Lanka should not fear an inquiry into its conduct during the civil war after a U.N. report alleged the government may be to blame for thousands of civilian deaths, the Associated Press reported. Former commander-turned-politician Sarath Fonseka spoke as international pressure has been growing for an independent investigation into possible war crimes. The U.N. Human Rights Council is discussing a

20 Mar, 2013

BJP will not back parliament resolution on Lanka

The main Indian opposition BJP says it will not support a resolution on Sri Lanka in the Indian Parliament. Rajya Sabha MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy told NDTV that such a resolution will be seen as mainly to keep the Indian government alive and not because of the issue on Sri Lanka. His?comments?came?after the Indian government said a resolution on Sri Lanka is?likely?to be?submitted?in the Indian Parliament this week. The resolution was seen as an attempt to pacify the M. Karunanidhi led DMK which late

19 Mar, 2013

India told to seek amendments to resolution

A leading international human rights group has urged India to seek amendments to the US resolution on Sri Lanka tabled at the UN Human Rights Council. Human Rights Watch (HRW) wants India to push for the resolution to authorize an independent, international investigation into the estimated 40,000 civilian deaths at the end of the war in Sri Lanka. ?Over the past year the Sri Lankan government has alternated between threatening activists who seek justice and making small, cynical gestures to keep

19 Mar, 2013