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Friday, 18 June 2010 |
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Today, 18th
June 2010, has been declared a public holiday
by the government. Many Sri Lankans, especially Sinhalese from the South
are expected to respond enthusiastically to the government's elaborate
plans to celebrating the war victory over the LTTE. For several days,
citizens in Colombo had to put up with closed roads in preparation. How
much of our - citizens - tax payer's money will be spent for this
celebration is something I don't know and dare not think.
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
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The
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed an urgent need to end
caste-based discrimination. In an interview with The Nation on 26
October 2009, Navi Pillay, a former judge in South Africa, mentioned the need to
create a new international convention that includes the explicit recognition of
caste-based discrimination as a human rights violation.
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 |
 According to "2009 Global Hunger Index" by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , South Asia has the highest regional Global Hunger Index (GHI) in the world. At an average index of 23, South Asia ranks higher than Sub-Saharan Africa which has an average index of 22. The institute highlighted 29 countries in the world that have levels of hunger that are alarming or extremely alarming. Three of these countries are Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
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Monday, 17 August 2009 |
![]()  Singapore
is in the midst of the worst economic crisis with unemployment near 4
percent and close to 100,000 jobs are expected to be lost this year. So
what are we celebrating this August 9th National Day in the shadows of
the unprecedented economic crisis?
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Thursday, 30 July 2009 |
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The
proposed amendment of the Assembly and Parade Act in Taiwan gives more
power to police, say human rights organisations in Taiwan. This commentary was written by three
authors including Liu Ching-yi, an executive board member of FORUM-ASIA
member Taiwan Association
for Human Rights (TAHR).
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Wednesday, 15 July 2009 |
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On
2
July 2009, the Delhi High Court made a judgment by legalising
same-sex relationship between consenting adults. This is a great step
forward against discrimination, bigotry and intolerance against this
community.
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