By: Shahriar Kia Human rights NGOs and advocates raised the issue of undeniable rights of Camp Liberty residents, recognized Iranian opposition members in Iraq striving to establish democracy and freedom in Iraq. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been urged to take vital action and use his influence to guarantee the rights of these Iranian […]
Obama thinks “our war in Afghanistan has come to a responsible end”
On January 8, 2015 President Barack Obama addressed a standing-room only crowd at Central High School in Phoenix, Arizona as he unveiled “new steps to help more Americans achieve the American Dream of owning a home.” He also declared what he calls “a responsible end” to the war in Afghanistan. Below is the text of […]
Critical commentary on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Knox-Sollecito trial.
Note:Excerpts of the SC ruling appearing in the article were translated from Italian to English by the author. This article is intended to provide a critical analysis of the ruling of the Italian Supreme Court 26455/13 dated March 25, 2013 (announced the next day with publication of the motivation report on June 18, 2013 ) […]
WILL COLOMBO SUCCESSFULLY OUT-SMART THE WASHINGTON/DELHI COMBINE TO ESCAPE ACCOUNTABILITY IN UNHRC?
WILL COLOMBO SUCCESSFULLY OUT-SMART THE WASHINGTON/DELHI COMBINE TO ESCAPE ACCOUNTABILITY IN UNHRC? Minister Keheliya Rambukwella responding to United States pressure on implementing the March 2012 UNHRC resolution boasted that ‘SL (is) working according to a plan’ (Daily Mirror 30, May). In effect SL is laying the ground work to successfully out-smart the international community […]
Colombo humbles Delhi over its ’13 Plus amendment to redress the SL Tamil trauma.
Colombo humbles Delhi over its ‘13 Plus amendment to redress the SL Tamil trauma. Victor Ivan whose alias is Majuwana Kankanamage an avowed pan Buddhist Sinhala activist had an outlandish piece ’13 Plus, could it be the Best solution’ in which he makes an audacious ‘…claim that the Northern and Eastern Provinces are Tamil […]
Delhi’s ’13 Plus, Could It Be The Best Solution?’ (V. Ivan) a review
Delhi’s ‘13 Plus, Could It Be The Best Solution?’ (V. Ivan) a review The alias of this author is Majuwana Kankanamage an avowed pan Buddhist Sinhala activist with a narrow insular Sinhala mindset in SL today to assert that the ‘…claim that the Northern and Eastern Provinces are Tamil homelands is based on a […]