Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Wed, 11/27/2019 - 17:04
Paper No. 6516 Dated 26-Nov-2019
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
Everyone would agree that the cease fire process initiated in 2006 is incomplete without bringing justice to those victims of the ten-year conflict started by the Maoists in 1995/96.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Mon, 09/30/2019 - 05:50
Paper No. 6500 Dated 30-Sep-2019
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan
On 26th September, in an usual note of contrition in a programme organized by the Human Rights Commission P.K. Dahal Co-Chairman of the Ruling Neal Communist Party declared to the people that he “takes responsibility for all the positive and negative implications of the insurgency.” Will that mean that he takes full responsibility for the inordinate delay in the transitional justice also?
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 08/20/2019 - 10:53
Paper No. 6583 . Dated 20-Aug-2019
By Prof. Charles Sarvan.
Sri Lanka : The Sadness of Geography: My Life as a Tamil Exile, By Logathasan Tharmadurai. Dundurn Publishers, Toronto, 2019.
By Prof. Charles Sarvan
Those who haven’t experienced wounds can make light of the scars of others: freely adapted from ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Act 2, Scene 2.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 14:09
Paper No. 6562 Dated 12-July-2019
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan
Despite having an overwhelming majority in the House, Prime Minister Oli appears to be facing many challenges-
The breakaway faction of the Maoists led by Netra Bikram Chand continues to be active and is gaining ground.
The Trigger happy Police force supported by his Home Minister appear to be a law unto themselves.
Bills are being introduced without proper scrutiny or adequate preparation for implementation.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Sun, 04/21/2019 - 13:36
Paper No.6528 Dated 21-April-2019
By S. Chandrasekharan
In the Human Rights Council at Geneva last month, Pradip Gyawali the Foreign Minister of Nepal made a grandiose statement that the transitional justice laws of Nepal will be amended as guided by the CPA (Comprehensive Peace Agreement), the Supreme Court Directives and international Commitments. He also gave an assurance to the Council that there will be no blanket amnesty.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 04/02/2019 - 09:42
Paper No. 6419 Dated 2-April-2019
Review-By S.Chandraseskharan
(“Refugee Dilemma -Sri Lankan Refugees in Tamil Nadu-Published by Prabhat Prakashan and Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Parishad- Price Rs 250.00)
It is almost ten years since the LTTE was virtually wiped out in May 2009 and yet the problems relating to the ethnic question, the refugees and the attempts to get the Sri Lankan Government to transitional justice have failed.
Submitted by asiaadmin2 on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 04:15
Paper No. 6414 Dated 19-Mar-2019
By Prof. Ramu Manivannan
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