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RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Media Take To The Street In Anti-Gov’t Protests
Sri Lanka's independent media, which propelled the government to power, have en masse turned against the ruling People's Alliance after last week's assault on journalists by men believed to be from the presidential guard.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Child Rights Make Slow Progress Says UN
The UN Child Rights Convention will be 10 years old next year but its progress has been hampered by the failure of countries to push through reforms, a top UN envoy said during a visit to this tiny village this week.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Torture Cases Pile Up Despite Gov’t Commitment
Sri Lanka may have improved its human rights record in recent years but torture is still a problem with authorities slow in prosecuting members of state agencies who are guilty of abuses, rights activists say.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: UN Team to Review Rights Record in October //rpting//
A special UN team to probe 'disappearances' is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka in October to review the Chandrika Kumaratunga government's human rights record and its policies.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: UN Team to Review Rights Record in October
A special UN team to probe 'disappearances' is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka in October to review the Chandrika Kumaratunga government's human rights record and its policies.ENVIRONMENT-SRI LANKA: Energy Minister Lashes Out at Green Groups
Sri Lankan green groups, which have successfully forced the government to consider environment- friendly projects, stand accused by a government minister of acting on behalf of their international supporters.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Child Abuse Victims Can Give Video Testimony
Child abuse victims in Sri Lanka may soon be able to give videographed testimony instead of in open court, according to path-breaking legislation scheduled to be introduced in Parliament, Wednesday.RIGHTS-SRI LChild Abuse Victims Can Give Video Testimony
Child abuse victims in Sri Lanka may soon be able to give videographed testimony instead of in open court, according to path-breaking legislation scheduled to be introduced in Parliament, Wednesday.DEVELOPMENT-SRI LANKA: Asian Rural Women Deprived of Transport
Many women in rural Asia believe that their poor access to transport is only part of their generally deprived lives, new reserach shows.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Doctors Strike vs Public Right to Health Service
A strike by Sri Lankan government doctors that has shut-down all but emergency services in hospitals since mid-June has triggered a rights debate -- the labour rights of medical professionals and the people's right to health services.DEVELOPMENT-ASIA: Mayors, AsDB Meet Talks Private Water Supply
Mayors from 11 Asian countries are meeting with Asian Development Bank (AsDB) officials here to discuss the "privatisation" of water services in cities hamstrung by inefficient and bureaucratic municipalities.DEVELOPMENT: Rural Women Burdened By Unequal Transport Rights
When women in a backward district of southern India begain ferrying the sick to hospital on cycles, they finally earned the respect of local men who earlier sneered at their mobility.ASIA: Regional Meet Focuses on Rights and Development //REPEATING//
A regional UN meeting on human rights and development opened in Colombo Wednesday to discuss ways to create an enabling environment in which people in Asia could lead secure and creative lives.HEALTH-SRI LANKA: Tobacco, Alcohol Ad Ban Seeks Public Support
The Sri Lankan government, dogged by a strong industrial lobby against a proposed ban on the advertising of tobacco and alcohol products, is trying a new tactic -- public support to enforce the ban.HEALTH-SRI LANKA: Tobacco, Alcohol Ad Ban Seeks Public Support
The Sri Lankan government, dogged by a strong industrial lobby against a proposed ban on the advertising of tobacco and alcohol products, is trying a new tactic -- public support to enforce the ban.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Surviving Unending War Tough on Children
Dozens of children are either staying away from school or fleeing areas controlled by Tamil guerrillas in Sri Lanka's war-torn north, with their parents, to escape a rebel recruitment drive, aid workers say.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Fishing in Troubled Sri Lankan Waters
Prema Niluka looks out to sea from her home in a fishing village on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, hoping her fisherman father who has been missing since 1991 would suddenly turn up.DEVELOPMENT-SRI LANKA: Villagers Help Themselves To A Road
Young women and men, used bare hands and newly-acquired skills to galvanise a village in southern Sri Lanka to turn a narrow hilly track into a motorable road.DEVELOPMENT-SRI LANKA: Villagers Help Themselves To A Road
Young women and men, used bare hands and newly-acquired skills to galvanise a village in southern Sri Lanka to turn a narrow hilly track into a motorable road.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Supreme Court Rights Gender Discriminatory Rule
An immigration rule that discriminates between foreign spouses of Sri Lankan women and men has been overturned by the Supreme Court to the delight of rights activists campaigning for gender equality.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Fishing in Troubled Sri Lankan Waters
Prema Niluka looks out to sea from her home in a fishing village on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, hoping her fisherman father who has been missing since 1991 would suddenly turn up.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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