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Arrest of Mother, Daughter Worsens Public Opinion of Sri Lanka

Arbitrary arrest of a mother and her 13-year-old daughter who have protested over the disappearance of the woman's 15-year-old son five years ago, brings more international pressure.

(SALEM) - The mother, Mrs. Balendran Jayakumari, and daughter were arrested last week, near Kilinochchi. An outspoken mother of the disappeared, Jeyakumari, was arrested by the government on terrorism related charges.

It has been announced that Jeyakumari, who is currently being held in Boosa camp, will serve 18 days detention, under the country's tough anti-terrorism law. Her daughter is being held in a separate location.

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has Mandate to Order Inquiry Into International Investigations

The Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam has from day one, called for an International Independent Investigation, a protection mechanism, and a referendum for the Tamils.

(NEW YORK) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms.Navi Pillai stated that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has the mandate to order an inquiry into International Investigations.

On the 17th of March the High Commissioner for Human Rights met with the NGO representatives and the civil society in the presence of members of her office.

SRI LANKA: Immediately Release Human Rights Defenders Mr. Ruki Fernando and Rev. Praveen Mahesan

Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com has received information from reliable sources about the arbitrary arrest and interrogation of two activists based in Jaffna.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On March 16, 2014, Mr. Ruki Fernando and Rev. Praveen Omi were arrested as they were visiting the heavily militarised area of Kilinochchi, North of Sri Lanka, in order to investigate into the arrest on March 13, 2014 of human rights defender Ms. Balendran Jeyakumari and her 13-year old daughter Vithuskaini, who have been campaigning against enforced disappearances.

They were also arrested and interrogated by the TID.

SRI LANKA: Arrest of Anti-Disappearances Campaigners Underscores Need for a Strong Resolution at the UNHRC

Only a strong resolution will cause Sri Lanka to believe it can no longer persecute Tamils without damaging international repercussions.

(GENEVA) - Recent arrests highlight the need for a strong resolution at the UN Human Rights Council and David Cameron’s duty to ensure the safety of human rights defenders who approached him during his visit.

When the UK Prime Minister David Cameron visited Sri Lanka in November 2013 against the will of much of the British Tamil community, he reasoned that he would use the opportunity to go to the North of the island and see the situation with his own eyes.

Sri Lankan `Soldier` Claims Chemical Attack on Tamil Civilians

In the video, a Sri Lankan soldier claims LTTE cadre trapped on the beach were eliminated with the use of chemicals.

(COLOMBO) - NewsX accesses chilling visual evidence of death of destruction in Sri Lanka. The video report below reveals a chilling account of a Sri Lankan soldier confessing to war crimes.

The Sri Lankan soldier says the army used chemical weapons on trapped civilians at the end of the country's civil war.

Sri Lanka: Draft resolution HRC 25 14 March 2014

25/1. Promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka

(GENEVA) - The following is draft resolution 25 regarding Sri Lanka, at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Sri Lanka was convicted of Genocide late last year in the Permanent People's Tribunal, for crimes against the Tamil people.

Sri Lanka ditched every effort geared toward accountability and now is in the process of answering to the crime of Genocide.

SRI LANKA: Mother & Daughter of a Family of the Disappeared Abducted by Security Forces

Trans National Government of Tamil Eelam urges UN to act.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A Tamil Mother and a daughter of a family of the disappered have been abducted by the Sri Lankan Security Forces.

The Daughter Ms Vibushika who is 13 years old and her mother Mrs Jeyakumari who were abducted, were very active in peacefully holding rallies to find the whereabouts of her two disappeared brothers during UN High Commissioner Pillai's and British Prime Minister Camaroon's visit to Sri Lanka.

UNHRC Drama in Geneva - Waves Of Tamil Protest Moves On

The heat is on for Sri Lanka, answering to charges of massive ethnic cleansing and Genocide in 2009.

(MELBOURNE) - Tamils from all over the world, about 10,000 in number, converged in Geneva to register their protests against the ongoing Human Rights violations in Sri Lanka.

They also wanted the US submitted resolution to strengthened to include Credible International, Independent Investigation into the Genocide that took place in Mullivaaikkal in May 2009.

Tamil Activist Detained in Sri Lanka

The police said they were taken to the town of Vavuniya for a medical examination and from there to Kilinochchi, near their home, where Mrs Balendran would appear before a magistrate.

(COLOMBU BBC) - The police in Sri Lanka have arrested a prominent Tamil activist who has been campaigning against political disappearances.

They say the woman, Jeyakumari Balendran, was arrested with her young daughter on suspicion of harbouring a criminal.

Rohingya Muslims Dying from Lack of Health Care in Myanmar

Lives have always been at greater risk in Rakhine, the second-poorest state of one of Asia’s poorest countries. The situation is worse away from the Sittwe camps, in isolated and predominantly Muslim northern Rakhine state.

(HE’ CHAUNG, Myanmar Arab News) - Noor Jahan rocked slowly on the floor, trying to steady her weak body. Her chest heaved and her eyes closed with each raspy breath. She could no longer eat or speak, throwing up even spoonfuls of tea.

Two years ago, she would have left her upscale home — one of the nicest in the community — and gone to a hospital to get tests and medicine for her failing liver and kidneys.