Tamils
Sunila Abeyasekera: No Clarity on that is on offer for the Tamil Minority
Newsclick Production, Feb. 4, 2012
Sunila Abeyasekera, the well-known human rights activist discusses with Newsclick the situation in Sri Lanka after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers. She discusses that for a lasting peace in Sri Lanka, the rights of the minorities – human rights, linguistic rights, cultural rights – need to be guaranteed and protected. This is far from the case right now with atrocities, disappearances and other violations still continuing
"Govt. attitude- betrayal of Tamil people" - Anandasangaree
Newsclick Presentation, 24-August-2011
President of the Tamil United Liberation Front and a senior politician from Sri Lanka, Veerasingham Anandasangaree expresses his anguish at the government apathy with war affected Tamil peoples' plight in the Northern Province.
Discouraging Developments
Srinivasan Ramani, Newsclick, 12 January 2010
Rather than considering a progressive alternative to the two presidential candidates, incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa and ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, the Tamil political leadership went in for a compromise.
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