Tamil community members re-affirm call for justice on War Crimes Day May 18 2012
The third annual War Crimes Day event to be held this Friday, May 18. Community members, members of Parliament, international delegates and human rights activists will re-affirm the necessity of an independent international More...
Former Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger rebels ‘disappear’
Saroja Devi’s son, Kerbert Morino Leon Roxy, attended the ceremony and is now missing Three Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels who took part in a rehabilitation ceremony last year may subsequently have been More...
Is BBC guilty of Genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka?
The latest Country Profile on Sri Lanka compiled by the BBC makes its readers to suspect if the BBC is at least Guilty of aiding, if not directly involved in the crime of abetting the Sinhala Chauvinist Government More...
Raising concerns with UK companies trading with Sri Lanka
The GTF has initiated a campaign to raise concerns with major UK companies who are trading with Sri Lanka. Next Plc, who have a large manufacturing and sourcing operation in Sri Lanka, will be holding their 2012 More...
No unitary is our understanding: TNA says sharing stage with Indo-US diplomats
In a political seminar organised in Jaffna by Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian S. Sritharan on Sunday, which was addressed by both the US and Indian diplomats, TNA’s nominated parliamentarian, Mathiaparanam More...
Tamil Refugees limbo spurs suicide attempts Australia
Mental health threat … little prospect of resettlement and slow processing times are affecting the mental wellbeing of refugees. Photo: Yuli Seperi REFUGEES with no prospect of being released or resettled More...
Immigration for dummies: What transformational change means for newcomers canada
OTTAWA — Trying to make sense of Canada’s complicated and seemingly ever-changing immigration system can be a taxing exercise. From legislative amendments to regulatory changes, from proposals to studies, More...
Refugees Are People Too
If Bill C-31, “Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act,” passes in parliament, Canada will lose its reputation for fairness and human rights and, more importantly, hundreds if not thousands More...
George W Bush guilty of war crimes
WAR CRIMINAL?: Former US President George W Bush has been found guilty of war crimes by the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal. Wig, hat found nearby after bombing American government critic dies Newlywed bride found More...
Scarborough’s Tamil community faces challenges accessing mental health services
In Sri Lanka, says the social agency YouthLink in Scarborough, mental illness can be seen as a “life sentence,” a “bottomless pit” people fall into and never escape. But though “the More...
