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August - 2 
Amid mounting pressure from India, Pakistan is understood to have quietly withdrawn its official from its High Commission in Colombo following an allegation against him that he was involved in conspiracy to target the United States (US) and Israel co
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Amid mounting pressure from India, Pakistan is understood to have quietly withdrawn its official from its High Commission in Colombo following an allegation against him that he was involved in conspiracy to target the United States (US) and Israel consulates in south India at Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)’s behest, reports Colombo Gazette on August 3. Sources said that Counselor (Visa) Amir Zubair Siddiqui had been withdrawn even before National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s request under Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) reached Colombo as his presence had become untenable to his diplomatic duties. However, Pakistan, which has been on the back foot, maintained that Siddiqui’s tenure had got completed in Sri Lanka and he has since returned to Islamabad.
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August - 2 
The Sri Lankan Government said recent influx of asylum seekers has burdened the country and the United Nations (UN) refugee agency has been slow to address their requirements for resettlement, reports Colombo Page. The Ministry of External Affairs sa
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The Sri Lankan Government said recent influx of asylum seekers has burdened the country and the United Nations (UN) refugee agency has been slow to address their requirements for resettlement, reports Colombo Page. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on August 2 that it has received a number of inquiries on the return of individual asylum seekers, mainly of Pakistan origin. According to the Ministry, the asylum seeker and refugee population in Sri Lanka has witnessed a dramatic 700 percent increase during the period 2013-14 and as at June 30, 2014, there are 1,562 asylum seekers and 308 refugees. The Ministry criticized that at present United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) bears no responsibility for the welfare or return of rejected asylum seekers. Meanwhile, The UNHRC in a statement on August 2 criticized Sri Lanka for failing to follow international obligations and deporting Pakistani and Afghan refugees before the agency can assess their asylum claims. The UNHCR said in a statement that Sri Lanka in violation of its international obligations has deported 18 Pakistani asylum seekers in the past two days and 10 more facing imminent expulsion.
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August - 4 
The international investigation on Sri Lanka that will be conducted by the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) as mandated by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has officially begun in Geneva, Switzerland, repo
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The international investigation on Sri Lanka that will be conducted by the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) as mandated by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has officially begun in Geneva, Switzerland, reports Colombo Page on Aug 5. The Council has requested the High Commissioner to present an oral update on the investigation at its 27th session and a comprehensive report on the investigations at its 28th session. The OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL) will probe the period from 21 February 2002 until 15 November 2011, the period covered by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), from the day the ceasefire agreement was signed to the day LLRC presented its report to the President.
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August - 4 
The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons will conduct public sittings next week in the Mannar District, Northern Province, reports Colombo Page. Commission Secretary H.W. Gunadasa stated on August 4 that th
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The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons will conduct public sittings next week in the Mannar District, Northern Province, reports Colombo Page. Commission Secretary H.W. Gunadasa stated on August 4 that the sittings will be held on August 8 and 9 at the Manthai Divisional Secretariat, Mannar Divisional Secretariat on August 10 and the Madhu Divisional Secretariat on August 11.
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The term of the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in the Northern and Eastern Provinces has been extended to February 15, 2015, reports Colombo Page on August 5. The Commission, to date, has received 18,
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The term of the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in the Northern and Eastern Provinces has been extended to February 15, 2015, reports Colombo Page on August 5. The Commission, to date, has received 18,789 complaints, and approximately 5,000 were from relatives of missing Security Forces (SFs) personnel.
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The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on August 5 expressed deep concern as Sri Lanka continues deporting the Pakistani and Afghan asylum seekers back to their own countries from where they fled, reports Colombo Page. UNHCR said tha
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The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on August 5 expressed deep concern as Sri Lanka continues deporting the Pakistani and Afghan asylum seekers back to their own countries from where they fled, reports Colombo Page. UNHCR said that it has learnt that a total of 36 Pakistani asylum seekers have been deported from Sri Lanka since last Friday (August 1). More could follow, including women and children. The refugee agency urged the Sri Lankan authorities to stop the deportations and grant them access to refugees and asylum seekers still detained in Colombo. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's Department of Immigration and Emigration said that Pakistani, and Afghan nationals visiting Sri Lanka will no longer receive tourist visas upon arrival at the airport and the asylum seekers who are staying in the country without visa for a long time will be deported. The Department said the process will commence with the deportation of 147 Pakistani, and 85 Afghan nationals arrested by Sri Lankan authorities
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August - 6 
Police Media Spokesperson’s office said that a group of special officers from the Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) arrested a second year student of the Management Faculty of the Sabaragamuwa University in Ratnapura District of Sabaragamuwa P
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Police Media Spokesperson’s office said that a group of special officers from the Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) arrested a second year student of the Management Faculty of the Sabaragamuwa University in Ratnapura District of Sabaragamuwa Province, reports Hiru News on August 7. Investigations have revealed that the youth, who is a resident of Jaffna in Northern Province, had maintained connections with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), for several years during the war. This student, who had been an active member during the final mission, has been sent for rehabilitation following the conclusion of the war. TID has received information that this student is connected to the recent acts of sabotage at the Sabaragamuwa University. Investigations are underway regarding the individuals with whom the student maintained connections.
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August - 6 
Sri Lanka and Pakistan have reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen cooperation in countering terrorism and transnational crime in a comprehensive manner, reports Colombo Page. During a meeting between Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan Aizaz Ahmed Chaud
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Sri Lanka and Pakistan have reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen cooperation in countering terrorism and transnational crime in a comprehensive manner, reports Colombo Page. During a meeting between Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry and his Sri Lankan counterpart Kshenuka Seneviratne on August 6 in Islamabad, capital city of Pakistan, the two sides agreed to enhance cooperation in combating drug and human trafficking, handling asylum seekers and other transnational crimes and to continue the cooperation with renewed vigor, which includes training of security personnel.
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Deputy Minister of Health Lalith Dissanayake said in Sri Lankan Parliament on August 7 that the Government had resettled 1, 50,202 families displaced [internally displaced persons (IDPs)] during the civil war by September 30, 2012, reports Daily News
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Deputy Minister of Health Lalith Dissanayake said in Sri Lankan Parliament on August 7 that the Government had resettled 1, 50,202 families displaced [internally displaced persons (IDPs)] during the civil war by September 30, 2012, reports Daily News. He said that, with the end of the Humanitarian Operations there were IDPs who had been forcibly held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The Security Forces (SFs) provided them food, shelter, medical supplies and other basic facilities including education, and social welfare facilities until they could be properly resettled in their former villages. Each family had been given SLR 25, 000 as a grant to commence constructing their houses. The sum total of funds given in this was SLR 2241 million. "Agricultural equipment had been provided to 95,000 families. Government spent SLR 208 million to distribute bags of cement among 50,000 families and each family had been given eight bags of cement. Those resettled had been provided with infrastructure facilities, seeds and fertilizer to resume their livelihoods in the agriculture sector," the minister added.
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Spokesperson of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 7 said that reports in the Indian media alleging that a Pakistani diplomat posted in Colombo is involved in planning attacks in Indian cities is an attempt to "create a wedge" between P
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Spokesperson of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 7 said that reports in the Indian media alleging that a Pakistani diplomat posted in Colombo is involved in planning attacks in Indian cities is an attempt to "create a wedge" between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page.
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The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka on August 8 commenced its public sittings to hear cases of missing at the Manthai West Divisional Secretariat in Mannar District of Northern Province, r
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The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka on August 8 commenced its public sittings to hear cases of missing at the Manthai West Divisional Secretariat in Mannar District of Northern Province, reports Colombo Page. The Commission attended to 48 of the 60 complaints it has received in that division and registered 27 new complaints. In total, the Commission recorded 75 complaints from the kin of missing persons.
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August - 9 
According to a local Sinhala news paper from Malaysia, International intelligence services have arrested four individuals who had allegedly attempted to carry out a plot to assassinate two very important persons (VIPs) of the Sri Lankan Government, r
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According to a local Sinhala news paper from Malaysia, International intelligence services have arrested four individuals who had allegedly attempted to carry out a plot to assassinate two very important persons (VIPs) of the Sri Lankan Government, reports Colombo Page on August 10. The report said that the four, who were arrested in a foreign country, includes a former Sri Lanka Army (SLA) captain and three activists of the defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist group. The suspects have requested money from LTTE diaspora to carry out the plot. According to the high level intelligence sources the Army Captain is known by the nickname 'Yanji'. They have planned to arrive in the country to set their plan in motion when they were arrested in a foreign country. The report also added that the International Security Forces (SFs) have arrested the four suspects and taken steps to send them immediately to Sri Lanka.
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August - 10 
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to nominate an Indian human rights activist to the panel of international experts appointed to advise the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to nominate an Indian human rights activist to the panel of international experts appointed to advise the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page on August 11. According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), Avdash Kaushal is to be named in a Gazette notification to be issued this week by President Rajapaksa. Kaushal is a human rights and civil liberties activist heading a non-governmental organization (NGO) called Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) in India. The report however has said that Government of India was not officially associated with this nomination.
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August - 10 
The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay said that visiting Sri Lanka is not necessary for the UN to conduct an effective investigation into the alleged war crimes by both the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tam
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The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay said that visiting Sri Lanka is not necessary for the UN to conduct an effective investigation into the alleged war crimes by both the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the three-decade long civil war, reports Colombo Page on August 11. In response to Sri Lankan Government defiant stance that it will not allow any international investigator to enter the country to collect evidence, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said that there is a large amount of information available outside the country.
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August - 11 
The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka concluded its public sittings to hear cases of missing persons in Mannar District, Northern Province on August 11 evening, reports Colombo Page. During
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The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka concluded its public sittings to hear cases of missing persons in Mannar District, Northern Province on August 11 evening, reports Colombo Page. During the four days of hearing, the Commission recorded a total of 314 complaints. The Commission has invited a total of 225 complainants, out of which only 157 have been interviewed. The Commission has received another 157 new complaints of missing persons during the sittings. To date, the Commission has received 19,284 complaints, inclusive of approximately 5,000 from relatives of missing security forces personnel. The Commission has thus far inquired into 786 complaints, which are being analyzed for further investigations through an independent investigation team.
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August - 11 
Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda said on August 11 that some sections of the Tamil media are trying to mislead the public with poisoned views in favour of certain political entities, reports Daily New
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Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda said on August 11 that some sections of the Tamil media are trying to mislead the public with poisoned views in favour of certain political entities, reports Daily News. He criticized that some sections of the Tamil media have placed politics above journalism. He added that criticism based on hatred and political motives will cause damage to the people and the country at large.
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August - 12 
An Indian human rights activist, Prof. Avdhash Kaushal, who was nominated by the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to be part of the international panel of experts advising the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Mis
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An Indian human rights activist, Prof. Avdhash Kaushal, who was nominated by the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to be part of the international panel of experts advising the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka, has accepted the offer, reports Colombo Page on August 13. Avdhash Kaushal, Chairperson of Dehradun-based non-governmental organization (NGO), Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), has said that after turning down the offer at first, he accepted the offer when President himself called and made the offer. He will be the only Indian in the advisory panel which will also have experts from Japan and Pakistan.
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August - 12 
Defense Ministry Spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that Sri Lankan Government has removed names of three people from the blacklist of those who are accused of conniving to revive terrorism in the country, reports Colombo Page on August 13.
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Defense Ministry Spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that Sri Lankan Government has removed names of three people from the blacklist of those who are accused of conniving to revive terrorism in the country, reports Colombo Page on August 13. The three persons who have been cleared are Karunanithi Thurairathnam a.k.a Thurai who resides in France, Sutharasan Kailayanathan who lives in India and Thanushkody Premani, a resident of Kilinochchi, Northern Province. Sri Lankan Government designated 424 individuals and sixteen organizations including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as terrorist under the United Nations (UN) Act
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August - 12 
External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris said on August 12 that the Government has invited United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry to visit Sri Lanka and see for himself what the country has achieved on the ground since the war ended in 2009,
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External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris said on August 12 that the Government has invited United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry to visit Sri Lanka and see for himself what the country has achieved on the ground since the war ended in 2009, reports Daily Mirror. He is reported to have extended the invitation during talks he had with Kerry on the sidelines of the 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum at Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar on August 11. The invitation comes after Peiris last week warned foreign envoys to be impartial and refrain from interfering within Sri Lanka's domestic affairs.
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August - 12 
External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris while addressing the 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Regional Forum in Nai Pyi Taw, Myanmar said that in fighting terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, Sri Lanka ha
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External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris while addressing the 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Regional Forum in Nai Pyi Taw, Myanmar said that in fighting terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, Sri Lanka has always believed in the need for its elimination in its entirety, given that it has fundamentally impeded progress in large swathes of the globe, reports Daily News on August 13. He said, “It is ironic, however, that Sri Lanka, having eliminated terrorism for the benefit not only of the people of our country but a significantly wider region, is today having to contend with immense pressure exerted primarily through the use of human rights as a political tool.”
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August - 12 
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Adrian Edwards on August 12 in Geneva (Switzerland) said the refugee agency is alarmed that recent deportations of asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka are growing in size and scope despite interna
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Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Adrian Edwards on August 12 in Geneva (Switzerland) said the refugee agency is alarmed that recent deportations of asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka are growing in size and scope despite international calls to stop sending them back to a place where their lives could be in danger, reports Colombo Page. Edwards said Sri Lanka has sent back 88 Pakistanis since August 1. He said, "UNHCR is seriously concerned at these deportations, including of families and vulnerable people whose international protection needs have not been assessed. By sending these people back, the Government of Sri Lanka is in breach of its obligations under international law concerning the principle of no-forced-returns, or non-refoulement.” UNHCR reiterated its call to the Sri Lankan Government to stop the deportations immediately and to grant access to asylum seekers in detention so that UNHCR staff can assess their needs for international protection.
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August - 12 
The chairman of the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka, Maxwell Paranagama on August 12 said that the numbers cited by groups on alleged disappearance of individuals have been grossly exagger
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The chairman of the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka, Maxwell Paranagama on August 12 said that the numbers cited by groups on alleged disappearance of individuals have been grossly exaggerated, reports Colombo Page. He said, "We have seen figures presented by various organizations which claimed that over 3,300 had disappeared from the Northern Province. But the number of complaints received by us does not confirm such claims." The former Sri Lankan judge also dismissed claims that the Tamils affected by the conflict have little confidence in his probe proceedings. He said many complainants are parents who are unable to ascertain if their children are dead or not.
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August - 13 
Sri Lanka Defense Ministry spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasuriya said that the persons and organizations that have been blacklisted under a special gazette notification by Sri Lanka Government can apply for clearance, reports Colombo Page on August
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Sri Lanka Defense Ministry spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasuriya said that the persons and organizations that have been blacklisted under a special gazette notification by Sri Lanka Government can apply for clearance, reports Colombo Page on August 14. Sri Lankan Government designated 424 individuals and 16 organizations including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as terrorists under the United Nations (UN) Act No 45 of 1968 by Extraordinary Gazette No 1854/41 dated March 21st 2014. These persons were blacklisted due to their involvement in terrorist activities of the LTTE. The people listed in the gazette notification need to contact the competent authority and show cause in writing to remove their names from the banned list.
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August - 14 
Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on August 14 said that, Sri Lanka is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and thus is not bound by any obligation towards Pakistani refugees in Sri Lanka, reports Da
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Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on August 14 said that, Sri Lanka is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and thus is not bound by any obligation towards Pakistani refugees in Sri Lanka, reports Daily News. He added that these Pakistanis come to Sri Lanka on tourist visa for 30 days and after that, they request to treat them as refugees. According to the common law of Sri Lanka, tourist visa holders who stay in the country after completing their approved duration of stay in the country have to be deported, he said.
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August - 14 
Sri Lanka on August 14 charged that the outgoing United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay of seeking to influence the international investigation by her office, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into Sri La
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Sri Lanka on August 14 charged that the outgoing United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay of seeking to influence the international investigation by her office, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes, reports Colombo Page. Sri Lanka's Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement, expressed regret over a statement made by Pillay to Thomson Reuters Foundation that visiting Sri Lanka is not necessary for the UN to conduct an effective investigation into the alleged war crimes. Sri Lankan Government said, "The High Commissioner who is scheduled to leave office at the end of this month making public pronouncements to the media on an investigation which has commenced only recently is a clear indication of personal bias."
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August - 15 
A Sri Lankan court on August 15 ordered the Government authorities to suspend repatriating Pakistani nationals who have sought refugee status in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The Pakistani petitioner, Anila Imran, in her petition has told the cour
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A Sri Lankan court on August 15 ordered the Government authorities to suspend repatriating Pakistani nationals who have sought refugee status in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The Pakistani petitioner, Anila Imran, in her petition has told the court that Pakistani authorities persecute Christians and Shia Muslims in the Ahamandi region and they had arrived in Sri Lanka seeking protection. She has requested the court to stop sending them back to Pakistan. Appeal Court Judge W.A. Salam ordered the respondents to appear before court on August 29.
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August - 15 
Indian Consul General in Jaffna S D Moorthy on August 15 said that under the Housing Project India assisted in building 14,514 houses for the Tamil Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in northern Sri Lanka, and at total of 19,703 houses will have bee
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Indian Consul General in Jaffna S D Moorthy on August 15 said that under the Housing Project India assisted in building 14,514 houses for the Tamil Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in northern Sri Lanka, and at total of 19,703 houses will have been completed by the year end, reports Colombo Page. Addressing a large gathering at a function held to mark India's Independence Day in Jaffna, Moorthy said that the flagship Housing Project targets to build 50,000 houses by the end of 2015.
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August - 16 
Minister of Petroleum, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa accused European nations of assisting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to build its international network, reports Colombo Gazette on August 17. He said Europe like America is not happy with
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Minister of Petroleum, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa accused European nations of assisting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to build its international network, reports Colombo Gazette on August 17. He said Europe like America is not happy with the defeat of the LTTE as they could not achieve what they wanted in Sri Lanka. The Minister added that European Union (EU) countries kept on attacking President Mahinda Rajapaksa and attempted to place hurdles before the development of the country.
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August - 18 
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed two more members to the panel of international experts advising the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page on August 19. The
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed two more members to the panel of international experts advising the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page on August 19. The two appointees are Avdash Kaushal, a civil liberties activist heading a non-governmental organization (NGO) called Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) in India and Ahmer Bilal Soofi, an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and an international law expert. Rajapaksa announced the appointment of the two experts in a message to the micro blog site Twitter.
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August - 18 
Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris on August 18 said that the relentless international pressure on Sri Lanka to probe alleged human rights violations is not only unhelpful, but is also absolutely harmful to the country, reports Colo
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Sri Lanka's Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris on August 18 said that the relentless international pressure on Sri Lanka to probe alleged human rights violations is not only unhelpful, but is also absolutely harmful to the country, reports Colombo Page. The Minister questioned the wisdom of ill-treatment towards Sri Lanka by some foreign powers while exerting relentless pressure on the country's forward-march.
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August - 19 
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that since the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)’s defeat, some groups have begun to engage in activities that stem far beyond self-protection and there is information that some of these groups have ev
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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said that since the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)’s defeat, some groups have begun to engage in activities that stem far beyond self-protection and there is information that some of these groups have even tried to link up with global Islamic terrorist organizations and so the situation requires careful monitoring, reports Colombo Gazette on August 20. He said that one of the concerns in the post-war environment is the increasing communalism amongst ethnic groups, which, if left unaddressed, could result in the rise of ethnic tensions in the future. He noted that during the period of the war, it was not only the Sinhalese and Tamil communities that were affected by the terrorist separatism of the LTTE, but also the Muslims. The Defence Secretary said that the Muslims also started to organize for their own protection against the LTTE.
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August - 19 
External Affairs Minister G L Peiris on August 19 said that the Government will not allow anyone to use its soil for terror elements to plan anti-India activities, reports Colombo Page. Peiris said, "We have constantly assured India that under no cir
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External Affairs Minister G L Peiris on August 19 said that the Government will not allow anyone to use its soil for terror elements to plan anti-India activities, reports Colombo Page. Peiris said, "We have constantly assured India that under no circumstances will Sri Lankan soil be used for any acts against India." Indian authorities recently uncovered an alleged plot by a Pakistan-based terror group to carry out suicide attacks on United States (US) and Israeli consulates in south India. The conspiracy was reportedly planned overseas including in Sri Lanka, Malaysia and the Maldives.
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August - 19 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa on August 19 said that Sri Lanka will not allow the United Nations (UN) team investigating alleged war crimes committed during the last seven years of the three-decade long armed conflict with Tamil terrorists, Liberation
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa on August 19 said that Sri Lanka will not allow the United Nations (UN) team investigating alleged war crimes committed during the last seven years of the three-decade long armed conflict with Tamil terrorists, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page. He said the team of UN investigators appointed by the High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will not be allowed into the country. He said that any cases of people missing, or any other allegations of crimes committed during the war had to be investigated through the local panel as he took measures to strengthen the domestic investigation mechanisms. The President however, assured that Sri Lanka will fully cooperate with the other UN agencies.
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August - 21 
A five-member Tamil National Alliance (TNA) delegation, led by its leader Rajavarothiam Sampanthan will leave for India today (August 21) to hold discussions with the Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and other senior Indian leaders on a host
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A five-member Tamil National Alliance (TNA) delegation, led by its leader Rajavarothiam Sampanthan will leave for India today (August 21) to hold discussions with the Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and other senior Indian leaders on a host of issues, reports Colombo Page on August 21. The TNA delegation will meet PM Modi in New Delhi on August 23 and the delegation is expected to raise the issue of power devolution under the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and host of other issues including the demilitarization of North. TNA Member of Parliament (MP) M. A. Sumanthiran told Press Trust of India that delegation will urge India to ensure Sri Lanka fully implements the India-brokered 13th Amendment as the Sri Lankan Government had promised to India earlier.
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August - 21 
The United Nations (UN) may become involved in the case of the Tamil asylum seekers who were detained on an Australian customs boat, with a court hearing to take place in Canberra, Australia in October 2014, reports The Guardian. A brief High Court d
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The United Nations (UN) may become involved in the case of the Tamil asylum seekers who were detained on an Australian customs boat, with a court hearing to take place in Canberra, Australia in October 2014, reports The Guardian. A brief High Court directions hearing in Melbourne on August 21 resulted in Justice Kenneth Hayne setting a date of October 14 and 15 for the full court case. The legal team representing the asylum seekers indicated that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Australian Human Rights Commission were looking to intervene in the case.
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August - 22 
A former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre accused of assassinating the former Sri Lanka Army senior official Major General Janaka Perera and 28 others in a suicide bomb attack in 2008 in Anuradhapura, North Central Province pleaded guilt
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A former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre accused of assassinating the former Sri Lanka Army senior official Major General Janaka Perera and 28 others in a suicide bomb attack in 2008 in Anuradhapura, North Central Province pleaded guilty on August 22, reports Colombo Page. The second accused of the case, Shammuganathan Sudaharan, a former colonel of LTTE pleaded guilty for the killings before the North Central Province High Court judge Sunanda Kumara Rathnayaka and the judge accepted his guilty plea. He was further remanded and the sentencing was postponed to September 5.
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August - 22 
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Ravinatha Aryasinha, revealed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are running “Madrassa type” indoctrination schools in European Union (EU) countries in which there is a substa
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Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Ravinatha Aryasinha, revealed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are running “Madrassa type” indoctrination schools in European Union (EU) countries in which there is a substantial population of Tamils from Sri Lanka, reports The New Indian Express on August 23. Speaking at the Ministry of Defense conclave in Colombo, he said that the LTTE has established “Madrassa-type” schools called “Tamil Cholai” to “ferment the radicalisation of Tamil youth, and glorify terrorism and martyrdom.” He added that students of these schools are forced to participate in propaganda events organised by the LTTE and its front organisations. He also said that an estimated 20,000 Tamil students between the ages of 4 and 21 years are studying in more than 300 “Tamil Cholai” schools functioning in Europe under different names. They receive host government funding in some cases, but in actuality, are directly or indirectly administered by the LTTE, and generate their own funds. However, the law enforcement agencies in the EU are vigilant and have taken action against the LTTE, the Lankan diplomat said.
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August - 23 
India on August 23 urged Sri Lanka to "engage constructively" to find a political solution that builds upon the 13th Amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution, to the Tamil issue, reports Colombo Page. Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi stressed
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India on August 23 urged Sri Lanka to "engage constructively" to find a political solution that builds upon the 13th Amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution, to the Tamil issue, reports Colombo Page. Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi stressed the need for a political solution for the ethnic problem when a six-member Tamil National Alliance (TNA) delegation met him in New Delhi. During the meeting with Modi, the TNA delegation led by party's leader R. Sampanthan briefed the PM on the situation in Sri Lanka and their assessment and expectations regarding devolution and national reconciliation.
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Minister for Small and Medium Industries and a Tamil Member of Parliament (MP) from Jaffna, Douglas Devananda on August 25 said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which rules Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, and whose leaders met Indian Prime Mini
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Minister for Small and Medium Industries and a Tamil Member of Parliament (MP) from Jaffna, Douglas Devananda on August 25 said that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), which rules Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, and whose leaders met Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in New Delhi on August 23, is not interested in finding a solution to the Lankan Tamil question, reports The New Indian Express. The Tamil leader, who heads the anti-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Eelam Peoples’ Democratic Party (EPDP), predicted that the TNA, which is now demanding the full implementation of the 13th Amendment (13A), will change its demand the moment the government implements it. He accused that TNA will keep shifting their demand with the sole aim of keeping the Tamil issue alive.
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August - 25 
Seven Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who were rehabilitated at the Punthottam Rehabilitation Camp in Vavuniya, Northern Province were entrusted to their relatives on August 25, reports defence.lk. 11,970 LTTE cadres of the 12,298 who
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Seven Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who were rehabilitated at the Punthottam Rehabilitation Camp in Vavuniya, Northern Province were entrusted to their relatives on August 25, reports defence.lk. 11,970 LTTE cadres of the 12,298 who gave themselves up to the Army have so far been reintegrated into society.
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August - 26 
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has sought India’s help in the return of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from India, reports Daily Mirror on August 27. TNA parliamentarian Mavai Senathirajah, who was part of the TNA delegation that met Prime Minister (PM
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has sought India’s help in the return of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from India, reports Daily Mirror on August 27. TNA parliamentarian Mavai Senathirajah, who was part of the TNA delegation that met Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in New Delhi said that, “There are over one lakh refugees in Tamil Nadu living in 115 camps. We have requested the Indian Government to pressure the Sri Lankan Government to release their [refugees’] land in the north which has been taken over by the Army.” The TNA drew the attention of Mr. Modi to the Army’s alleged land-grabbing in the north, heavy militarisation and safety of women.
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August - 28 
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran said on August 28 that TNA was ready to resume talks with the Government in search of a lasting solution to the ethnic crisis based on power devolution within a united Sri Lanka, repor
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran said on August 28 that TNA was ready to resume talks with the Government in search of a lasting solution to the ethnic crisis based on power devolution within a united Sri Lanka, reports Daily Mirror. He said that, “The Government is now saying it cannot hold talks with the TNA because we are representatives of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The Government is trying to evade resolving the Tamil issue citing these false claims. We do not have any hidden agenda. We strongly believe a solution to the issue in a united country and we do not want a separate state.” He added that it was the Government that backed away from the discussions and it was surprising to hear that Government was expecting the TNA call for a resumption of talks.
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August - 29 
A Sri Lankan court on August 29 extended an order it issued earlier suspending the repatriating Pakistani nationals who have sought refugee status in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The Court of Appeal Judge Upali Abeyratna ordered to extend the ord
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A Sri Lankan court on August 29 extended an order it issued earlier suspending the repatriating Pakistani nationals who have sought refugee status in Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The Court of Appeal Judge Upali Abeyratna ordered to extend the order for four more days when the case was heard before the court. Meanwhile, facing international criticism for forcibly deporting Pakistani and Afghan nationals seeking refugee status in Sri Lanka, the Government has established two more centres to detain foreigners who are overstaying, reports Colombo Page on August 30. One of the new detention centers is established in Boosa, Galle, Southern Province. The other has been established in Negombo, north of Colombo International Airport, Western Province. Immigration officials said that the detention centers have been opened for those foreign nationals, who have registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), seeking refugee status.
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August - 31 
According to a report by the national news agency, Lankapuvath, Sri Lanka will soon begin a probe on alleged war crime violations parallel to the investigations conducted by the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing
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According to a report by the national news agency, Lankapuvath, Sri Lanka will soon begin a probe on alleged war crime violations parallel to the investigations conducted by the Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints Regarding Missing Persons (PCICMP), reports Colombo Page on August 31. Maxwell Paranagama, the Chairman of the PCICMP said that probe on the war conducted by them will begin soon parallel to the public hearings of the Commission. The inquiries will go hand in hand with the investigations being conducted by the PCICMP. Paranagama added that the Commission is making preparations to commence inquiries under the new mandate it was given.
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August - 31 
The arrest of four human traffickers while trying to transport six Sri Lankans to Australia through the Prakasam coast, Andhra Pradesh in India earlier this week has raised the suspicion among Indian investigators that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
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The arrest of four human traffickers while trying to transport six Sri Lankans to Australia through the Prakasam coast, Andhra Pradesh in India earlier this week has raised the suspicion among Indian investigators that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) may be trying to revive in Australia, reports Colombo Page on August 31. According to a report in The Hindu, the officials from agencies including the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Tamil Nadu Police, conducting the investigations suspect that the LTTE is trying to regroup itself in Australia after lying low for five years since their defeat at the hands of Sri Lankan Security Forces (SFs). According to Police sources, the illegal emigrants to Australia from Sri Lanka were from, among other places, Mullaitivu, Northern Province and Mattakalappu, Eastern Province and are in the age group of 24 to 28 years. The investigation has found that the traffickers have used satellite phones with Global Positioning System (GPS) to keep in touch with their counterparts in the high seas. It has been revealed that they have also illegally transported Sri Lankan Tamils to other countries such as Ireland, United Kingdom (UK) and Canada.
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*Data till , April 29, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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