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Sri Lanka's Tamil leaders call for UN help on 4,000 missing
Sri Lanka's ethnic Tamil leaders on Sunday asked the top human rights official of the United Nations to help determine the fate of more than 4,000 civilians reported missing in the country's long civil war amid the government's assertion that most of them are probably dead. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raad al-Hussein, met the chief minister of Sri Lanka's Northern Province, the arena of the civil war, which ended in 2009. Zeid arrived in Sri Lanka on Saturday on a four-day visit aimed at reviewing the measures taken by the island nation to investigate alleged atrocities committed during the long civil war that left tens of thousands dead.
Both the Sri Lankan government and the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels are accused of serious human rights violations. According to U.N. estimates, up to 100,000 people were killed in the 26-year war, but many more are feared to have died, including up to 40,000 civilians in the final months of the fighting.
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HRW denounces ex-army chief's appointment as Sri Lanka lawmaker ‎
An international rights group said Thursday that the Sri Lankan government's decision to appoint the civil war-winning general to Parliament contradicts its pledges to investigate alleged abuses under his command. Human Rights Watch said the appointment of former army commander Sarath Fonseka signals that the government may protect senior military leaders suspected of abuses. Fonseka took his oath as a lawmaker Tuesday. He commanded Sri Lanka's army from 2005 until the end of war in 2009 and is credited with leading the army to victory over the ethnic minority Tamil rebels.
Sri Lanka likely to accept international war crimes probe
Sri Lanka's foreign minister said on Thursday he is willing to consider international participation in investigating possible war crimes during the 26-year Tamil insurgency. "I think it is only fair that the victims of the war would want some form of guarantee that the new courts will deliver justice and accountability in a fair manner, and for that we are willing to consider the participation of international actors," Mangala Samaraweera, the minister, said at a Washington think tank.
Sri Lanka: biskupi największego kontynentu świata a rodzina
„Azjatycka rodzina katolicka: domowy Kościół biednych w misji miłosierdzia”. Tak brzmi temat spotkania Federacji Konferencji Episkopatów tego kontynentu. Ma ono miejsce w Negombo, mieście na Sri Lance, niedaleko stolicy kraju, Kolombo, gdzie większość stanowią katolicy. Podczas obrad biskupów podejmie tamtejszy prezydent. Gościć też będą oni zwierzchników innych religii, mianowicie buddyzmu, islamu i hinduizmu, aby przeprowadzić wspólną refleksję na omawiany przez nich temat. Później w grupach będą rozważać możliwości wzmocnienia duszpasterstwa rodzin w poszczególnych regionach.
