TNA withdraws from EP poll at Prabhakaran's instance
LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has ordered
Tiger proxy TNA not to contest the upcoming Provincial Council
elections in the Eastern Province. He issued this order when TNA
Parliamentarians were attending the funeral of slain colleague
Sivanesan.
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Each national situation is unique vis a vis human rights -
Minister
With Human Rights issues taking centre stage in
recent times, Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe addressing the UN has
emphasised that the policy of "one size fit's all" when dealing with
such issues is untenable. When it comes to promotion and protection
of human rights the focus should be on facilitating capacity
building to formulate and implement home grown policies, without
undermining the national institutional framework of the relevant
country, the Minister said.
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