War Crimes In Sri Lanka

India votes against Sri Lanka, but skips amendments to US-backed resolution at UNHRC

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Thursday March 21, 2013

India has voted for the resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva. 25 countries have voted for the US-backed resolution that addresses alleged war crimes by Lankan forces during the country's civil war with the Tam...

Mamata Banerjee supports Govt stand in Geneva: Full statement

NDTV.com | Wednesday March 20, 2013

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who quit the ruling coalition last year, has shown support for the government on whatever stand it takes at Geneva, where a resolution on alleged war crimes by Sri Lanka will be put to vote tomorrow.

Surprise support from Mamata Banerjee for government on Sri Lanka controversy

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 20, 2013

Mamata Banerjee, who quit the ruling coalition last year, has said she will back the government on whatever stand it takes at Geneva, where a resolution on alleged war crimes by Sri Lanka will be put to vote tomorrow.

Diluted US resolution against Sri Lanka forced DMK to act

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday March 19, 2013

The DMK, which quit the government this morning, has said two moves by the government could help it reconsider. Firstly, it wants India to introduce strong language in a US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Cou...

No international probe mandated in revised US resolution on Sri Lanka

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday March 19, 2013

The revised draft of the US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN human rights body's Geneva session does not mandate an international probe into alleged war crimes and human rights violations during Sri Lanka's lengthy civil war with Tamil reb...

DMK quit UPA because it "had no choice": Kanimozhi

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday March 19, 2013

DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi has said her party pulled out of the Congress-led ruling coalition in protest against the government's position on a United Nations resolution on war crimes in Sri Lanka because it "had no choice."

DMK quits government: See the math

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday March 19, 2013

The UPA's southern ally, the DMK, today pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition at the Centre in protest against the government's position on a US-backed United Nations resolution on alleged war crimes carried out during Sri Lanka's civil war. P...

DMK quits UPA government over Sri Lanka issue: 10 big developments

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday March 19, 2013

The DMK has pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition in protest against the government's position on a US-backed United Nations resolution on alleged war crimes carried out during Sri Lanka's civil war.

UN Rights Council to vote on resolution on Sri Lanka

Nick Cumming Bruce, The New York Times | Tuesday March 19, 2013

The UN Human Rights Council is preparing to vote this week on a resolution that urges Sri Lanka to deliver on promises to investigate allegations of mass civilian slaughter in the army campaign that crushed a rebel group in May 2009. It also expresse...

Jayalalithaa's letter to Prime Minister on Lankan Tamils issue

NDTV.com | Monday March 18, 2013

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, demanding for New Delhi to take a "strong stand" in support of the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka over war crimes at the upcoming session of the United ...

Trio of ministers meet Karunanidhi to broker peace over Sri Lanka

Reported by Sam Daniel; edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday March 18, 2013

The Centre is under extreme pressure to vote against Sri Lanka on March 21, when the United Nations' top human rights body meets in Geneva. The US is moving a resolution that is expected to criticize Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes and human rights ...

Hundreds of students arrested in Chennai for anti-Lanka protests

Reported by Sam Daniel; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Monday March 18, 2013

Hundreds of students taking part in anti-Lanka protests were arrested in Chennai today when they tried to lay siege on the Raj Bhavan. They are demanding that India move a resolution against Sri Lanka -- for alleged war crimes against its Tamil popul...

Lanka resolution: Karunanidhi threatens again, says support to UPA doubtful

Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday March 18, 2013

DMK chief M Karunanidhi today threatened to snap ties with the Congress-led UPA government if the Centre doesn't amend the resolution to incorporate demand for international probe and time-bound action against those who may be found guilty of war cri...

Students on hunger strike demand India should vote against Sri Lanka at UN meet

Sam Daniel Stalin (With PTI inputs) | Wednesday March 13, 2013

Protests by college students in Tamil Nadu on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue continued today in a bid to mount pressure on India to vote against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council meet in Geneva later this month. Several political parties, includi...

DMK walks out of Lok Sabha, says India must vote against Sri Lanka in Geneva

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Thursday March 7, 2013

The DMK, which is the ruling Congress' biggest ally in the UPA, today walked out of the Lok Sabha while External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid was speaking, to bring pressure on the government to vote against Sri Lanka on a resolution expected to ...