US urges Sri Lanka to boost Tamil police

The United States on Wednesday urged Sri Lanka to deploy more minority Tamils to police the former conflict zone in the island's north to help "heal the wounds of war"....

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Many of Sri Lanka's minority Tamils and Muslims displaced by the country's civil war have been poorly resettled and are living in harsh conditions as part of a deliberate policy to marginalise them, according to a report by a human rights group....

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Sri Lanka’s war-scarred minorities living ‘in fear’ – rights group

Report cites harsh resettlement conditions for minority Tamils and Muslims who were uprooted by the civil war...

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The Snake is dead; why still keep awake looking at the Roof?

By Chakravarthy

The snake is dead. This is what the authorities have been emphasizing from May 17, 2009 and we believe so without any reservation. Road check posts are removed in many places and identity card is asked for randomly by the soldiers who are seen in few points.

The Galle Face Green is open to strolling public and one should see the local crowd of all ethnicity especially the minority Tamils and Muslims in a joyful mood, in addition to few...

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Indian foreign minister visits Sri Lanka’s former war zone

India's foreign minister visited Sri Lanka's former war zone on Saturday after urging Colombo to share political power with minority Tamils following last year's end to the ethnic conflict....

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Indian foreign minister visits Sri Lanka

India's foreign minister has visited Sri Lanka's former war zone after urging Colombo to share political power with minority Tamils....

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Sri Lanka: Resettlement, reconciliation in limbo – Green Left Weekly

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Sri Lanka: Resettlement, reconciliation in limbo Green Left Weekly Before its defeat, the LTTE had waged an armed struggle for an independent state for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority. Tamils have suffered systematic ...

”End of LTTE has not finished the problems of the minority Tamils. They require full rehabilitation with equal rights”

”End of LTTE has not finished the problems of the minority Tamils. They require full rehabilitation with equal rights” “End of LTTE has not finished the problems of the minority Tamils. As I said they require full rehabilitation with equal rights,” said Mr. Maloy Krishna Dhar, the former joint director, Intelligence Bureau of India, in an [...]...

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INTERVIEW: End of LTTE has not finished the problems of the minority Tamils … – Sri Lanka Guardian

INTERVIEW: End of LTTE has not finished the problems of the minority Tamils ... Sri Lanka Guardian (October 24, New Delhi, Sri Lanka Guardian) “End of LTTE has not finished the problems of the minority Tamils. As I said they require full rehabilitation ...

Tamils oppressed by Sri Lanka – Do we let them vanish?

Tamils oppressed by Sri Lanka – Do we let them vanish? The voice from South Asian island over the Indian coast , was famous for Cricket and Tea now even million times notorious for its genocide and ethnic cleansing of its minority Tamils.The Tamils in Sri Lankan invaded Tamil homeland called “Tamileelam” have become a [...]...

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