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DATE: 23 April 2008
Livelihood Assistance to Tsunami Affected Women |
| A sum of Rs. 300, 000 (Three hundred thousand Rupees) granted by the Rotary Club of Windward Oahu (Hawaii) via the Rotary Club of Colombo North was distributed to 06 Tsunami affected women in Trincomalee through the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Trincomalee in the form of loans to develop their businesses........................................read more |
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DATE: 22 April 2008
The hypocrisy and culpability of Action Against Hunger |
| The Peace Secretariat is astonished at the effrontery of Action Against Hunger (ACF) which claims it has no trust in a government investigation into the massacre of 17 of its workers two years ago,.......................................read more |
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DATE: 22 April 2008
Abusing media freedom to promote terror and attack its opponents |
| In the last couple of weeks I have been faced with two bizarre examples of what seems calculated falsehood in the cause of terror. Neither is direct,.......................................read more |
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DATE: 22 April 2008
The tragedy of Tamil Civilians |
| The Peace Secretariat regrets the death of Father M X Karunaratnam, in a roadside bomb attack on the road between Mankulam and Mallavi. The LTTE has blamed what they term a government Deep Penetration Unit for the attack, while the military claims it was the LTTE........................................read more |
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DATE: 21 April 2008
Endless misrepresentation, excessive racism |
| The last few weeks have seen increasing efforts on the part of the LTTE and its surrogates to disrupt the steady progress of the Eastern Province towards peace and multi-party multi-ethnic democracy........................................read more |
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DATE: 19 April 2008
Chanaka Amaratunga and the 13th Amendment
– a 50th birthday reflection
A lost opportunity
By
Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha
President of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka, 1987-2007 |
| Had he lived, Chanaka Amaratunga would have been 50 on the 19th of April. He died a few months after his 38th birthday, in a state of some disappointment, having been denied in 2004 the nomination to Parliament that the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress had promised........................................read more |
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DATE: 18 April 2008
Peace Secretariat Secretary General in discussions on Dutch contribution to international development and cooperation |
| Prof Rajiva Wijesinha, Secretary General of the Peace Secretariat, was in Amsterdam last week for the 5th Anniversary of the Third Chamber. This is a shadow-parliament in the Netherlands to look at issues of international development. Prof Wijesinha had served in the Third Chamber in 2004,.......................................read more |
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DATE: 17 April 2008
Speech by Rajiva Wijesinha at the meeting of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Pacific, Africa and the Caribbean in Brussels, Wednesday 16th April 2008 |
| When I was asked last evening to speak tonight, I did not worry overmuch since I thought that all that was expected was an after dinner type speech, a brief coda to one of Graham Watson´s special performances........................................read more |
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DATE: 17 April 2008
Ethnic Cleansing and the Moral Perspective
of Sri Lankan Tamils |
| Attending the recent conference on Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia’ arranged by the International Association for Human Values’ proved a fascinating experience........................................read more |
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DATE: 16 April 2008
Sri Lankans discuss peace and reconciliation in Oslo |
| A number of speakers from Sri Lanka participated in the Conference on Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia organized by the International Association for Human Values in Oslo on 10th and 11th April 2008........................................read more |
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DATE: 15 April 2008
A Presentation by Professor Rajiva Wijesinha at a
Conference on ’Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia’,
held in Oslo on 11th April, 2008 |
| Ladies and gentlemen, I am most grateful to His Holiness, and to the organizers of this Conference, for having given me an opportunity to contribute to this Panel discussion on ‘The Role of the Media in Conflict Resolution’........................................read more |
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DATE: 11 April 2008
Journalistic Misrepresentations and the Failure to Correct |
| The following letter was sent to the Sunday Times in response to some inaccuracies concerning the government’s interactions with the International Commission of Jurists........................................read more |
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DATE: 11 April 2008
SPOKEN TAMIL / ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING
PROGRAMME FOR TRAFFIC POLICE OFFICERS |
| A training programme entitled “ Spoken Tamil / English Language Training Programme for the Traffic Police Officers” sponsored by the Rotary Club of Colombo Mid-Town,.......................................read more |
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DATE: 10 April 2008 |
| I read with interest the April 6 piece by your correspondent Dan McDougall regarding the activities of what he terms the Karuna faction........................................read more |
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DATE: 08 April 2008 |
| I write in response to the article by Nimalka Fernando entitled ‘Human Rights, canards and review of Sri Lanka performance’ which appeared in your paper on Wednesday March 26th........................................read more |
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DATE: 07 April 2008
The White Man’s Burden |
| Over the last few months I have had to travel quite a lot, which has allowed me greater access to foreign papers than I had enjoyed for a long time. Coincidentally, on almost every trip I came across descriptions of inadequacies.......................................read more |
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DATE: 04 April 2008
Facts Versus False Allegations Regarding Targeting of Civilians |
| The Sri Lankan government recognizes that in some areas protection of Human Rights needs to be strengthened, and it has sought assistance in such areas. Unfortunately such requests have often been ignored, whilst the whole debate has turned into a no holds barred attack in which every possible.......................................read more |
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DATE: 03 April 2008
More Concern for the Victims? - ACF Statement on the UTHR Report |
| The Peace Secretariat notes, with hopes that it will lead to greater regard in all respects for the victims, what seems to be a statement of Action Contre le Faim UK.......................................read more |
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DATE: 03 April 2008
The International Eminent Persons and their Assistants |
| At the session on ‘International Dimensions’ during the Seminar on Conflict in Sri Lanka: Road Ahead, held at the Bandaranaike Centre for Ethnic Studies,.......................................read more |
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DATE: 03 April 2008
Seminar on ‘Conflict in Sri Lanka: Road Ahead’ |
| The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS), in collaboration with the CSA (Center for Security Analysis), an independent, non- profit think tank based in Chennai,.......................................read more |
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DATE: 01 April 2008
Setting the Latest UTHR Report on Mutur in Context |
| The latest report from the Jaffna University Teachers for Human Rights claims to have pieced together the entire story of the killing of 17 ACF staff at Mutur........................................read more |
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DATE: 01 April 2008
If the UNP had a far-seeing Leadership they would have Participated in the Batticaloa Local Election |
| The Batticaloa local government election is over, but some people still complain about it and say they cannot accept the results........................................read more |
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DATE: 27 March 2008
International Dimensions in seeking a Road Ahead
to the Conflict
in Sri Lanka |
| I had not intended to produce a paper for my presentation today, but I was struck last week by an article entitled ‘War of Words on the ethnic front’ by one of our more distinguished former diplomats........................................read more |
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DATE: 26 March 2008
The state of Human Rights in Sri Lanka |
| Since Sri Lanka is to be subject in a few weeks to the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council, it has been the subject of a spate of attacks by many organizations with interests in this subject........................................read more |
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DATE: 16 March 2008
New Era Dawns in the Eastern Province |
| The successful holding of local Govt. elections in Batticaloa (eight Pradeshiya Sabhas and Batticaloa Municipal Council) on March 10 vindicates the decision of President Mahinda Rajapakse to hold free elections and restore.......................................read more |
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DATE: 14 March 2008
SCOPP Secretary General at Conference on Migration |
| At the Conference on Migration organized by the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats, the South East Asian Committee for Advocacy and the Migrant Forum in Asia,.......................................read more |
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DATE: 14 March 2008
Correcting the Misinformation of the Tamil Information Centre |
| The report of the Tamil Information Centre to the United Nations Human Rights Council deserves some respect since it is specifically addressed to the Council........................................read more |
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DATE: 12 March 2008
Law and Society Trust – More Adventures with the Truth |
| Human Rights should be a serious business, but the way in which some heavily funded NGOs approach it with regard to Sri Lanka suggests more a sense of theatre than genuine concern for people who suffer........................................read more |
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DATE: 10 March 2008
SCOPP Quarterly Newsletter Launched |
| “When the Ceasefire Agreement was abrogated at the beginning of this year, people asked us whether this will be the end of the peace process. We said absolutely not........................................read more |
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DATE: 10 March 2008
Bilateral Discussion in Geneva re the British Position on Democracy, Terrorism and Human Rights |
| In the course of a series of bilateral meetings with Ministers from different countries attending the High Level segment of the United Nations Human Rights Council,.......................................read more |
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DATE: 07 March 2008
The Mandate and Duties of the Peace Secretariat |
| The Peace Secretariat is amused at recent attempts to denigrate its role, through releases attributed to a range of sources. With regard to the ICES issue where wild allegations were made in one newspaper,.......................................read more |
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DATE: 07 March 2008
Using the United Nations to Fulfil NGO Agendas |
| Once again the silly season is upon us, with Human Rights Watch unleashing yet another statement about Sri Lanka, timed to coincide with the March meeting of the Human Rights Council........................................read more |
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DATE: 05 March 2008
The Long Table –Dialogue Forums |
| The “Long Table” dialogue forums series is an initiative of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO (SLNCU), .......................................read more
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DATE: 03 March 2008
Idealists Attacking Democracy |
| Once again the same set of NGOs that launched what was supposed to be a pre-emptive strike against Sri Lanka before the last session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva has returned to the fray. .......................................read more
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DATE: 29 February 2008
Radhika Coomaraswamy Resigns from GCR2P Advisory Board |
| Since misleading reports have appeared in both English and Sinhala language newspapers concerning the involvement of the Peace Secretariat in the ICES controversy, .......................................read more
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DATE: 28 February 2008
Recovery in Tsunami Ravaged North and East
Government Spearheads Reconstruction Drive |
| Sri Lanka has made remarkable progress in restoring normalcy in Tsunami affected areas of the North and the East. Reconstruction and recovery activity under the aegis of the Government has been rapid. A majority of the displaced have returned to their homes and their livelihoods were restored. .......................................read more
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DATE: 27 February 2008
The Sri Lanka Police Welcomes Its First Ever Batch of Tamil Stream Police Recruits |
| Saturday February 16th saw a historic moment in the 141 year old history of the Sri Lanka police with the passing out parade of 175 new police constables trained at the Kallady Police Training College in Batticaloa. .......................................read more
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DATE: 27 February 2008
The Ceasefire Agreement Six Years Later |
| The Ceasefire Agreement was signed six years ago by the then Sri Lankan Prime Minister, without consultation of the elected Executive President or even the Cabinet. Though he could claim a mandate for initiating negotiations, .......................................read more
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DATE: 26 February 2008
Passenger Transport Services Restored to Normalcy in the East |
| The Sri Lanka Transport Board together with the Road Development Authority (RDA) has restored the public transport services in the East to normalcy. This has been achieved by effective .......................................read more
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DATE: 19 February 2008
UNDP official demands an apology from Rama Mani |
| The appalling situation at ICES continues to reverberate, with yet more articles claiming that it is essentially an internal dispute that has spilled over into the public domain. .......................................read more
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DATE: 19 February 2008
Elections in the Eastern Province
Democracy unfolds for Representative Local Government |
| Elections will be held in the Eastern Province on 10th March 2008 to elect representatives to 101 positions after a lapse of more than twenty years in which democratically elected representatives .......................................read more
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DATE: 15 February 2008
A Political Solution, But not to Cater only to Tigers |
| The All Party Representative Committee (APRC) recently presented interim proposals to provide a solution to the problems in the North and East of the country. .......................................read more
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DATE: 14 February 2008
Paymasters and Godfathers of Centres for Poisonous Accusations |
| The last couple of weeks have seen much verbiage expended over what might be termed the ICES issue, with a predictable range of skilled polemicists rushing to the defence of Dr Rama Mani, the once and future .......................................read more
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DATE: 01 February 2008
Sri Lanka Peace Chief Holds Wide Ranging
Discussions in Geneva |
| The Secretary General of the Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) in Sri Lanka, Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha was in Geneva this week to participate.......................................read more
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DATE: 31 January 2008
Sri Lanka: Geneva U.N. Missions briefed on CFA and APRC Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka - Geneva - Switzerland - 31st January 2008 |
| A briefing titled, The CFA and After: Sri Lanka's Withdrawal from the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA), was held today, 31st January, from 15:20 to 17:20 in room XIX of the United Nations Office at Geneva.......................................read more
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DATE: 28 January 2008 |
| "Letter sent by Secretary General of SCOPP, Professor Rajiva Wijesinha to the Editor of New York Times, dated 28th January 2008 regarding a recent article published in the newspaper by Warren Hoge about R2P concept.".......................................read more
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DATE: 28 January 2008
Negative Criticisms of the APRC Proposals |
| There has been much discussion recently regarding the proposals of the APRC which the Government has decided to implement. Much of this is based on ignorance and illogicality,.......................................read more
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DATE: 18 January 2008
Ill-Conceived Responses to the Abrogation of a Flattened Ceasefire |
| The Peace Secretariat is astonished at what seems the general amnesia afflicting many persons who pontificate about the recent abrogation of the Ceasefire Agreement........................................read more
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DATE: 17 January 2008
Amnesty Amnesia about Ceasefire Violations |
| The Peace Secretariat is sorry that the latest venture of Amnesty International into international politics should have coincided with a terrorist attack which left 26 people dead and more dying........................................read more
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DATE: 16 January 2008
SCOPP Hosts Farewell for Outgoing SLMM |
| Professor Rajiva Wijesinha, Secretary General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process, today praised the Sri Lanka Monitor Mission (SLMM)..........................................read more
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DATE: 14 January 2008
The APRC, Power Sharing and the 13th Amendment |
| The Peace Secretariat is surprised at the barrage of criticism directed recently at attempts to initiate a political solution to the country’s current problems through the All Party Representative Committee...........................................read more
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DATE: 11 January 2008
Not quite 100% - a Ceasefire in Tigerspeak |
| The Peace Secretariat views with sadness the statement of the Head of the LTTE political wing regarding the recent decision of the Government of Sri Lanka to terminate the Ceasefire Agreement signed in 2002...........................................read more
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DATE: 10 January 2008
The Need for Negotiations, Pluralism and Democracy |
| The Peace Secretariat views with satisfaction the recent pronouncements of several countries, in response to the forthcoming termination of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement,..........................................read more
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DATE: 08 January 2008
Human Rights: Public Relations and Private Agendas |
| In recent months there has been much criticism of the national Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka. This criticism has been a focal point of the determination of interested parties to establish a field office in Sri Lanka of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,..........................................read more
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DATE: 08 January 2008
UNP Hypocrisy Regarding Abrogation of the CFA |
| The Peace Secretariat views with bemusement the statement of the United National Party regarding the abrogation of the Ceasefire Agreement that former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe signed with the LTTE in 2002.........................................................read more
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DATE: 07 January 2008
Peace Secretariat Regrets ahistorical Statement of Nordic Ministers |
| The Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process regrets very much the recent statement of five Nordic Foreign Ministers regarding the decision of the Sri Lankan government to terminate the Ceasefire Agreement signed in 2002.........................................................read more
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