UNHRC
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UNHRC says Sri Lanka violating international law by deporting persecuted refugees
The UN refugee agency says Sri Lanka is violating international refugee law by deporting Pakistani asylum seekers in Sri Lanka....
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UN & UK tell Sri Lanka to cooperate
Both the UK government and the UN Secretary General Ban-ki Moon have told the Sri Lankan government to...
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Indian government faces backlash over UNHRC abstention
The Indian government is facing a backlash against its decision to abstain from last Thursday’s UNHRC vote on...
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President hails election victory as rejection of UNHRC: But is it?
President Rajapaksa yesterday claimed that the UPFA’s victory in both the Southern and Western Provincial Council elections represented...
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US begins post-UNHRC charm offensive
The US Embassy in Colombo has begun a charm offensive aimed at winning over Sri Lanka in the wake...
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DMK cuts all ties with Indian government over UNHRC abstension
India’s DMK president M Karunanidhi has today condemned India’s decision to abstain from the UNHRC resolution vote on...
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Australia: War crimes probe not the right way forward
The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs said yesterday that an international investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka,...
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UNHRC resolution passes, but Sri Lanka claim moral victory
The resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC was passed yesterday, with 23 countries voting in favour, 12...
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UNHRC D-Day: Last salvos before final vote
Pillay’s final report pulls no punches. US, UK and EU pushing hard for international inquiry. Sri Lanka dismiss...
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“It is Sri Lanka that has changed, not the UN”
Donald Camp is a senior associate at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. This essay was written for...
