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Sri Lanka
Activists Urge UN to Independently Investigate Alleged War Crimes in Sri Lanka
A new UN report on Sri Lanka's human rights record has reignited the debate over how to investigate possible war crimes.
Sri Lanka: A New Reality in Uneasy Peacetime
Arriving in Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport was just the first taste of the irony.
Independent Report Finds Sri Lankan Government Systematically Violating Human Rights of Tamils, Other Minorities
Investigation exposes military occupation and colonization of Tamil land in Sri Lanka.
Western PR Firms Benefited From Sri Lanka’s Overseas Propaganda Campaign
Sri Lankan taxpayers spent $1.3 million on politically connected Washington firms.
Monsanto’s Herbicide Linked to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic: Could It Topple the Company?
Monsanto's herbicide Roundup has been linked to a mysterious fatal kidney disease epidemic that has appeared in Central America, Sri Lanka and India.
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Sri Lankan Youth Desperate for Change
It has been five years since Sri Lanka's brutal three-decades-long civil conflict came to an end in May 2009, but for the country's youth, true national reconciliation is still …
Star on Indian Subcontinent’s Firmament Changes: Neighborhood Body Language Friendlier
Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has scored some immediate public relations wins by unexpectedly reaching out to the leaders of India's neighboring states in the South …
A Major Battle at the Human Rights Council Results in a Qualified Victory
UN civil society representatives won a significant victory in obtaining an international commission of inquiry into the genocide of the Tamils in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Bans Monsanto Herbicide Citing Potential Link to Deadly Kidney Disease
Sri Lanka this week ordered a ban on glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's top-selling herbicide Roundup.