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Sri Lanka Genocide: Mass-Rape Alleged in Theavipuram Amid Civilian Slaughter

More evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Sri Lanka Genocide against Tamils.

(WASHINGTON DC TamilNet) - The US-based activist group Tamils Against Genocide, that seeks legal redress to Tamil war victims, is piecing together evidence of mass rapes near the village of Theavipuram, in April 2009.

Eye-witnesses testified that up to 20 women were alleged to have been raped by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers near the village in this event.

Sri Lanka Under Pressure After UN Rights Body Adopts U.S. Bill

With pressure from within and outside, the government is yet to announce its road map to tackle the UNHRC resolution.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - The recently concluded 19th session of UNHRC in Geneva has brought Sri Lanka to a position where the country is under the microscope on accountability for its wartime conduct and steps it takes on ethnic reconciliation.

The United States -sponsored resolution was adopted with 24 out of 47 countries voting for and 15 against...

Radio NPR`s Report on Violence in Balochistan

When asked which agencies were involved in enforced disappearances and killings, Balochistan communications minister Sadiq Ali Umrani quipped, "I have told you enough. If I tell you more my body will also be found along a roadside."

(SALEM) - One of American's most popular public radio stations NPR (National Public Radio) carried a news story last July about the ongoing independence struggle in occupied Balochistan.

This is a subject we explored in the recent Salem-News.com article, Balochistan & Bangladesh - Enduring Pakistan's Selective Genocide.

Human Rights Office Responds to Plea Over Political Victimization of Religious Minorities in Bangladesh

Rita Izsak noted in her annual report to the Human Rights Council that one priority will be the rights and security of religious minorities...

(HONG KONG) - A letter dispatched to Rita Izsák, Independent Expert on minority issues, with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva; brought a response from a Human Rights Officer, which is an excellent development.

This is listed below, and below that is William's original letter of appeal.

Iran Bashing, Terrorism and Who Chose the Chosen People, Anyway?

This video demonstrates that the United States is not a democracy, it is a bribeocracy, largely controlled by Zionists.

(BANGKOK) - This is dedicated to the long-suffering Palestinians and Iranians who have been sidelined by the UN in favour of the Nuclear Apartheid State of Zionist Israel in the most blatant exercise in International Double Standards that our world has ever known.

This video demonstrates that the United States is not a democracy, it is a bribeocracy, largely controlled by Zionists.

Korean Human Rights Groups Support Odisha People`s Anti-POSCO Struggle

12 organizations from Korea came together to condemn the actions of both governments.

(CHENNAI, India) - Both the Indian Prime Minister and the Korean President should note that today the Supreme Court has passed a judgment that the Environmental Clearance given to POSCO was ultra vires.

It means that neither the Prime Minister of India nor its leading Ministry has people’s interest in mind; and they have yet again proven that they don’t respect Indian laws.

U.N. Sri Lanka Vote Redefines India`s Regional Role

India’s PM Manmohan Singh wrote to Rajapaksa to tell his him that India had tried, at least, to introduce “an element of balance in the language of (a) resolution.”

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - In the early months of 2009 when Sri Lanka’s war was reaching its final crescendo, frantic calls were made to Colombo by Sri Lankan diplomats at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The calls warned that the U.S., Britain and France were contemplating unilateral action against the government for the conduct of its war against the Tamil Tigers.

INDIA: BSF Murders Four Teenagers, Then Assault Their Parents for Complaining

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - Four children were Murdered in cold blood by officers with India's Border Security Forces (BSF).

Political `Disappearances` Still Rife in Sri Lanka: Rights Group

The war ended in 2009, but a human rights group says people are still disappearing on a regular basis.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Platform for Freedom set up the Wall of Tears memorial ten years ago with photographs of 600 Sri Lankans who it said had been "disappeared".

INDIA: Immediately Release Journalist Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - The recent arrest and detention of Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi, a well-respected journalist, by Indian police, is an outrage.

This reporter covered conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq war and the invasion of Iraq by US-led coalition forces, working for media outlets including IRNA, IRIB, Doordarshan and BBC. Now, because he advocated for Iran publicly, he is accused of masterminding a bomb blast in New Delhi.