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“Sri Lanka’s Downward Spiral” by Taylor Dibbert
The U.S. Congressional Caucus on Ethnic and Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka held a hearing on July 9 in Washington, D.C. The caucus, created in 2013, is co-chaired by Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) and Rep....
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“Sri Lanka Urges Lower U.S. Human Rights Focus as China Gains” by Nina...
Sri Lanka is urging the U.S. to avoid letting human rights concerns dominate the relationship between the countries five years after the end of a civil war that killed as many as 40,000 civilians. via:...
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“Road Map II: Legal Avenues to Prosecute a US Citizen for War Crimes—The Case...
“Here I highlight the various laws that might assist the Justice Department and other agencies in prosecuting US citizen, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. In another post back in May, I described some of the...
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“Road Map I: What More Congress (and the Administration) Can Do to Promote...
“The Obama administration has taken the lead internationally to promote accountability in Sri Lanka. The principal focus is on war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s...
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“No softening of stand on Sri Lanka: US” by The Economic Times
The US has said that there has been no softening of its stand on Sri Lanka with regard to the human rights situation in that country, as being reported in a section of the media. Read more at:...
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“7th Fleet Builds Maritime Relationships in Sri Lanka, Maldives” by US Navy
Senior leaders from U.S. 7th Fleet visited Colombo, Sri Lanka and Male, Maldives and attended the Galle Dialogues international Maritime Conference Dec. 1-6, building relationships to improve maritime...
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“Sri lanka: After the Election Upset – What Next?” by Teresita Schaffer
“The new Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena, has a chance to make some changes, but only if he can keep an uncertain coalition together. Resetting relations with Delhi and Washington will be an...
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“Helping Sri Lanka’s New Democracy” by Ryan Goodman
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former defense secretary, oversaw the Sri Lankan armed forces’ worst atrocities during the final stages of the civil war and, as it happens, he is a naturalized American...
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“US Pledges Support for Sri Lanka Reforms” by Reuters
A senior U.S. diplomat pledged support for the new Sri Lankan government’s plans for political and economic reforms, as the two countries try to rebuild relations that had frayed as the previous...
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“India v. China in Sri Lanka: Lessons for Rising Powers” by Kadira Pethiyagoda
John Kerry’s visit to Sri Lanka, the first by a U.S. Secretary of State in 11 years, recognizes country’s geopolitical importance. It also highlights the outcome of the recent tussle over the island...
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“Sri Lanka opposition asks government to act on US report on LTTE” by The...
Asserting that there is a “threat” to national security, Sri Lanka’s opposition today asked the government to act urgently over a US report which said that the LTTE’s international network and funding...
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“Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy On Recent Developments and the Way...
“I want to speak briefly about recent developments in Sri Lanka where the new government of President Maithrapala Sirisena has taken several important and encouraging steps to promote good governance,...
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“Ousted Sri Lankan Leader Angles for a Comeback” by Gordon Fairclough
For the ex-president, the election battle “is a fight for political survival,” said Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives in Colombo. “Rajapaksa Inc., the...
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« Caste in the United States: A Survey of Caste among South Asian Americans »...
« This report came out of a community driven survey conducted in 2016 and has now emerged as a crucial document that both presents the first evidence of Caste discrimination in the US and helps to map...
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“Sri Lankan presidential hopeful Rajapaksa faces new lawsuits in U.S. court”...
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan torture victims have filed 10 new claims for damages in a U.S. court against wartime defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, lawyers for the plaintiffs and a rights group...
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