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Sri Lanka Rejects UN Move To Protect War Crimes Evidence
Sri Lanka on Tuesday rejected a UN move to preserve evidence of war crimes in the country and said the money allocated for the effort would be better spent on housing for the poor.
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China-Friendly Rajapaksas Eye Comeback In Sri Lanka Presidential Election
Sri Lankans voted Saturday for a new president in what could mark a comeback for the Rajapaksa clan, lauded by supporters for crushing the Tamil Tigers but condemned by critics for war crimes, corruption and cosying up to China.
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Lankan Troops Taken Off Peacekeeping By UN Over War Crime Accused General
The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general accused of war crimes to head its army.
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Sri Lanka Divided As Panel Backs Foreign Judges To Probe War Crimes
Sri Lanka should bring in international prosecutors and judges to help investigate alleged atrocities in the civil war that ended in 2009, a task force said on Thursday in recommendations that were welcomed by the United Nations.
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Sri Lanka Leader Asks For Donald Trump's Help To Drop War Crime Charges
Sri Lanka's president says he is seeking the support of President-elect Donald Trump to free his country's troops from war crimes allegations by the UN Human Rights Council.
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Sri Lanka Seeks Donald Trump's Help To Drop War Crimes Charges
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Donald Trump to pressure the UN Human Rights Council to drop war crimes allegations against the country's troops.
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Sri Lankan Nationalists Protest UN Rights Chief's Visit On War Crimes
Hundreds of hardline nationalists gathered outside the United Nations' office in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo today to protest against a visit by the UN human rights chief who will assess Sri Lanka's progress in prosecuting alleged war crimes.
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Former Tamil Politician Claims Second Torture Camp Found in Sri Lanka
An illegal detention centre similar to the one discovered by UN experts in eastern Sri Lanka has been found in the country's northern Jaffna district, a former Tamil lawmaker has said, alleging that civil war detainees including Tamils were tortured in the camps.
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Opposes War Crimes Tribunal
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse today opposed international war crimes apparatus and urged all parties in the island nation not to allow the passage of new laws aimed at persecuting members of its armed forces.
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Sri Lankan Judge Says War Crimes Claims 'Credible'
Allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are "credible", a judge appointed by the island's former president has concluded in a report presented to parliament on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Soldiers Jailed for 25 Years for Gang-Rape in 2010
A Sri Lankan court today sentenced four government soldiers to 25 years in prison each for the gang rape of a 27-year-old Tamil mother of two in the island's former war zone in 2010.
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India has to Maintain Friendly Relations with Sri Lanka: Venkaiah Naidu
Reiterating the Narendra Modi government's stand on relationship with Sri Lanka, union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that India has to maintain friendly relations with its neighbour.
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India Supports Sri Lankans' Quest for Justice
Respecting Sri Lanka's sovereignty, India has said it supports quest for justice by the people of the country who were victims of the alleged war crimes during civil war against the LTTE.
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Sri Lanka Rejects International War Crimes Probe
Sri Lanka's prime minister on Tuesday rejected a UN call for international involvement in an investigation into alleged war crimes.
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Sri Lanka Vows to Punish War Criminals After UN Report
Sri Lanka promised Thursday to punish those found guilty of war crimes but stopped short of supporting an internationally backed probe, a day after a damning UN report on abuses committed during the island's conflict.
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Sri Lanka Rejects UN Move To Protect War Crimes Evidence
Sri Lanka on Tuesday rejected a UN move to preserve evidence of war crimes in the country and said the money allocated for the effort would be better spent on housing for the poor.
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China-Friendly Rajapaksas Eye Comeback In Sri Lanka Presidential Election
Sri Lankans voted Saturday for a new president in what could mark a comeback for the Rajapaksa clan, lauded by supporters for crushing the Tamil Tigers but condemned by critics for war crimes, corruption and cosying up to China.
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Lankan Troops Taken Off Peacekeeping By UN Over War Crime Accused General
The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general accused of war crimes to head its army.
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Sri Lanka Divided As Panel Backs Foreign Judges To Probe War Crimes
Sri Lanka should bring in international prosecutors and judges to help investigate alleged atrocities in the civil war that ended in 2009, a task force said on Thursday in recommendations that were welcomed by the United Nations.
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Sri Lanka Leader Asks For Donald Trump's Help To Drop War Crime Charges
Sri Lanka's president says he is seeking the support of President-elect Donald Trump to free his country's troops from war crimes allegations by the UN Human Rights Council.
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Sri Lanka Seeks Donald Trump's Help To Drop War Crimes Charges
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has asked Donald Trump to pressure the UN Human Rights Council to drop war crimes allegations against the country's troops.
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Sri Lankan Nationalists Protest UN Rights Chief's Visit On War Crimes
Hundreds of hardline nationalists gathered outside the United Nations' office in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo today to protest against a visit by the UN human rights chief who will assess Sri Lanka's progress in prosecuting alleged war crimes.
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Former Tamil Politician Claims Second Torture Camp Found in Sri Lanka
An illegal detention centre similar to the one discovered by UN experts in eastern Sri Lanka has been found in the country's northern Jaffna district, a former Tamil lawmaker has said, alleging that civil war detainees including Tamils were tortured in the camps.
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Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Opposes War Crimes Tribunal
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse today opposed international war crimes apparatus and urged all parties in the island nation not to allow the passage of new laws aimed at persecuting members of its armed forces.
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Sri Lankan Judge Says War Crimes Claims 'Credible'
Allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are "credible", a judge appointed by the island's former president has concluded in a report presented to parliament on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Soldiers Jailed for 25 Years for Gang-Rape in 2010
A Sri Lankan court today sentenced four government soldiers to 25 years in prison each for the gang rape of a 27-year-old Tamil mother of two in the island's former war zone in 2010.
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India has to Maintain Friendly Relations with Sri Lanka: Venkaiah Naidu
Reiterating the Narendra Modi government's stand on relationship with Sri Lanka, union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that India has to maintain friendly relations with its neighbour.
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India Supports Sri Lankans' Quest for Justice
Respecting Sri Lanka's sovereignty, India has said it supports quest for justice by the people of the country who were victims of the alleged war crimes during civil war against the LTTE.
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Sri Lanka Rejects International War Crimes Probe
Sri Lanka's prime minister on Tuesday rejected a UN call for international involvement in an investigation into alleged war crimes.
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Sri Lanka Vows to Punish War Criminals After UN Report
Sri Lanka promised Thursday to punish those found guilty of war crimes but stopped short of supporting an internationally backed probe, a day after a damning UN report on abuses committed during the island's conflict.
