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July - 4 
Colombo High Court on July 4 sentenced a woman for harboring a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) female suicide bomber who staged a suicide attack on the then Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services and current President Mait
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Colombo High Court on July 4 sentenced a woman for harboring a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) female suicide bomber who staged a suicide attack on the then Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services and current President Maithripala Sirisena in 2008 at Boralesgamuwa, reports Colombo Page. The 62-year-old defendant Selvakumar Welamani pleaded guilty to the charge of providing accommodation to a LTTE woman suicide bomber who targeted President Sirisena.
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July - 4 
Earlier, responding positively to the concerns of the public and local politicians in the Jaffna District, Sri Lanka military on July released 54 acres of lands and a fishery harbor in Jaffna to the original owners, reports Colombo Page. Security For
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Earlier, responding positively to the concerns of the public and local politicians in the Jaffna District, Sri Lanka military on July released 54 acres of lands and a fishery harbor in Jaffna to the original owners, reports Colombo Page. Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) released a land patch of 54 acres along the coastal belt in Thaididi Grama Niladari Division, including the Myladi Fisheries Harbor that borders the Palaly Army Cantonment to their legal owners. Accordingly, 187 families, who are still residing as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), either in relief centers or mostly with their next of kin, are able to return to their original lands and resume their fishing livelihood after absence of nearly 30 years, the Army media unit said.
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July - 6 
Leader of the House and Minister Lakshman Kiriella on July 6 told Parliament that the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Bill will be taken up for debate at a future date, reports Daily Mirror. The
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Leader of the House and Minister Lakshman Kiriella on July 6 told Parliament that the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Bill will be taken up for debate at a future date, reports Daily Mirror. The Bill was to be taken up in Parliament on July 5 according to the order paper but it was not taken for debate as scheduled. There were huge protests against bringing in the Bill from different factions in the country including the Mahanayake Theras.
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July - 6 
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader Prof. G.L. Peiris on July 6 told that the Joint Opposition is contemplating to quit the constitution-making process until the Government declares elections due at the moment, reports Daily Mirror.
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Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader Prof. G.L. Peiris on July 6 told that the Joint Opposition is contemplating to quit the constitution-making process until the Government declares elections due at the moment, reports Daily Mirror. He told that the leaders of the Joint Opposition took this decision on July 4. He said there was no point in participating in the process as long as there were no elections in the country. The local Government elections are delayed for more than two years at the moment.
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July - 8 
Sri Lankan Minister Mangala Samaraweera said 'political ghosts with double-standards' are opposing steps to prevent enforced disappearances in the future, reports Colombo Page on July 9. The Minister said in a statement that some sections div
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Sri Lankan Minister Mangala Samaraweera said 'political ghosts with double-standards' are opposing steps to prevent enforced disappearances in the future, reports Colombo Page on July 9. The Minister said in a statement that some sections divided over politics have opposed the Bill on Prevention of Disappearances, which is aimed at preventing forcible abduction, disappearance or imprisonment of citizens in future. "However, those political ghosts who introduced the white van culture to our country are now engaged in the process of misleading the people as usual. We vehemently condemn such shameful efforts by power-hungry forces to socialize such lies." The Minister clarified that the draft bill only affects the future and has no impact on the past events and the bill will ensure that the future generations will not be fall victim to enforced disappearances as in the past. "We like to ask whether eliminating the white van culture is a problem for anyone knowing the smell of humanity," the Minister asked. He questioned whether those who oppose the bill are indirectly saying that enforced disappearances should continue to provide the unfortunate opportunity to destroy the youth of this country in the future.Sri Lanka signed the International Covenant on Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance on December 10, 2015, and the Government ratified it on May 25, 2016. In order to give legal validity to this, the relevant draft bill was gazetted on May 9, 2017 and submitted to Parliament for approval. It was due to be debated on July 5, 2017, together with the Bribery and Corruption Act. Since there were number of speakers to debate both bills, considering its importance a timely decision was taken to debate the bill on enforced disappearances on a later date. This draft bill ensures the human right of every citizen in a justice, free and civilized society. The purpose of this Act was to establish the freedom of life for every citizen born in Sri Lanka without fear of forcible abduction, disappearance and imprisonment.
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Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson has arrived in Sri Lanka for a five-day official visit at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government, reports Colombo Page on July 10. During his visit from July 10
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Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson has arrived in Sri Lanka for a five-day official visit at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government, reports Colombo Page on July 10. During his visit from July 10 to 14, the Special Rapporteur will gather first-hand information on initiatives in the area of counter-terrorism and assess how they affect the promotion and protection of human rights. During his five-day mission to the country, Mr. Emmerson is scheduled to have high-level meetings with representatives of the Government, including the ministries responsible for foreign affairs, law and order, Southern development, justice, defense, finance, media, prison reforms, rehabilitation, resettlement and Hindu religious affairs.
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The Joint Opposition (JO) on July 12 said that the Government is lying when it says that the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances would not have a retrospective effect, reports Daily Mirror. Former Member of Parli
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The Joint Opposition (JO) on July 12 said that the Government is lying when it says that the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances would not have a retrospective effect, reports Daily Mirror. Former Member of Parliament (MP) G.L. Peiris said “The convention can and will be used to take action against armed personnel who fought terrorists during the final phase of the war in 2009. This piece of legislation will allow the arrest of Sri Lankans when they visit a foreign country. Sri Lanka is also bound to extradite a person against whom a foreign country makes allegations. The arrested Sri Lankans could be tried at international courts such as the International Criminal Court based on the allegations.” Meanwhile, JO leader and MP, Dinesh Gunawardane said the convention would create a harmful environment for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the security forces personnel who defeated terrorism.
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July - 13 
Elsewhere, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson on July 13 visited Vavuniya in the Northern Province and met Tamil political prisoners arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), repo
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Elsewhere, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson on July 13 visited Vavuniya in the Northern Province and met Tamil political prisoners arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), reports Colombo Page. The Special Rapporteur arrived in Sri Lanka on July 10 for a five-day official visit at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government. His visit is aimed at gathering first-hand information on initiatives in the area of counter-terrorism and assessing how they affect the promotion and protection of human rights. Sri Lanka Government is in the process of formulating the Counter Terrorism Act, a new anti-terrorism bill to repeal and replace the draconian PTA, which was enacted in 1979 to deal with the emerging Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorism.
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July - 13 
Justice and Buddhasasana Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe addressing a meeting after laying the foundation stone for the Gampola new Courts Complex said that the Government would formulate a new constitution with an open mind, giving due considerat
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Justice and Buddhasasana Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe addressing a meeting after laying the foundation stone for the Gampola new Courts Complex said that the Government would formulate a new constitution with an open mind, giving due consideration to public views and suggestions, reports Daily News on July 14. He said that certain newspapers carried banner headlines alleging that Buddhism would lose its rightful place and the country's unitary status would be jeopardised under the proposed new Constitution. But in fact, the Government had not even made a formal draft of the proposed Constitution
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July - 13 
Meanwhile, Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka addressing the opening ceremony of the eighth SAARC Ministers of Law and Order (Interior/Home Affairs) meeting at Galle Face Hotel on July 13 said that developing counter terrorism legislature anywhe
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Meanwhile, Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayaka addressing the opening ceremony of the eighth SAARC Ministers of Law and Order (Interior/Home Affairs) meeting at Galle Face Hotel on July 13 said that developing counter terrorism legislature anywhere in the world is challenging and it is a fine balance to ensure that it meets counter terrorism measures while not giving rise to human rights abuses, reports Daily News. “It is unlikely that a pluralistic community like Sri Lanka with a history it has gone through will ever agree to a uniform definition of terrorism”, the Minister said but explained that they had sought consultations with a wide variety of members of both the security establishment and human rights lawyers to strike a good balance.
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July - 13 
Separately, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament (MP) for Jaffna District, M.A. Sumanthiran, on July 13 filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court against a Government project to build 65,000 pre-fabricated steel houses fo
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Separately, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament (MP) for Jaffna District, M.A. Sumanthiran, on July 13 filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court against a Government project to build 65,000 pre-fabricated steel houses for the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, reports Colombo Page. Minister for Resettlement and Rehabilitation D.M. Swaminathan, the foreign contractor, Arcelor Mittal Construction France, and the Attorney General have been named as respondents to the petition. MP Sumanthiran in his petition states that civil society representatives and the community leaders in those areas have pointed out the expenditure, wastage and drawbacks of such houses and he has informed the Parliament about the matter. He said that the proposed houses are not suitable from a variety of points of view, and that the award of the tender to Arcelor Mittal Construction France, was flawed. The petitioner says that with the expenses to build the pre-fabricated houses, more brick and cement houses can be made,
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July - 14 
Meanwhile, Yasmin Sooka, Executive Director of International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) in its latest report said that abduction and torture of Tamils by the Sri Lankan security forces remain systematic because in 30 months the new Government h
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Meanwhile, Yasmin Sooka, Executive Director of International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) in its latest report said that abduction and torture of Tamils by the Sri Lankan security forces remain systematic because in 30 months the new Government has failed to dismantle the networks of the ‘deep state’, reports Daily Mirror. “It is hardly surprising that Sri Lanka’s white van abductions continue as those in charge of past system crimes have been promoted and rewarded by this Government, which reassures perpetrators that they will never be held accountable. In addition, torturing Tamils has become a highly lucrative business,” said Yasmin Sooka. For its latest report the ITJP took detailed testimony from 57 Tamil victims of illegal detention and torture under the Sirisena Government - 24 of them tortured in 2016 or 2017. No official has been investigated or held accountable for such torture.
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July - 14 
The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson on July 14 concluding his five-day visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government expressed disappointment in Sri Lanka's progress in
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The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Ben Emmerson on July 14 concluding his five-day visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government expressed disappointment in Sri Lanka's progress in achieving the key goals set out in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution adopted in October 2015, reports Colombo Page. "Two years on and already four months into a two-year extension granted to the Government by the Human Rights Council, progress in achieving the key goals set out in the Resolution is not only slow, but seems to have ground to a virtual halt. "None of the measures so far adopted to fulfil Sri Lanka's transitional justice commitments are adequate to ensure real progress, and there is little evidence that perpetrators of war crimes committed by members of the Sri Lankan armed forces are being brought to justice," the Special Rapporteur said.
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July - 15 
Eastern Province Governor Rohitha Bogollagama speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Eastern Provincial Inter-School Athletic Championship-2017 festival organised by the Provincial Department of Education at the Weber Stadium in Batticaloa Dist
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Eastern Province Governor Rohitha Bogollagama speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Eastern Provincial Inter-School Athletic Championship-2017 festival organised by the Provincial Department of Education at the Weber Stadium in Batticaloa District on July 15 said the Eastern Province is a great example of reconciliation, reports Daily News.He said sports activities help promote reconciliation, understanding and corporation among communities. Tamil, Sinhala and Muslim schools in the Trincomalee, Ampara and Batticaloa Districts participate in the sports festival.
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July - 16 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundera advised all high ranking Police officers that no prisoner should be subject to harassment or torture in Police custody, reports Daily News on July 17. Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara sai
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundera advised all high ranking Police officers that no prisoner should be subject to harassment or torture in Police custody, reports Daily News on July 17. Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said that the IGP in a series of workshops attended by all high ranking Police officers, including OICs of all Police stations, recently instructed to follow “zero tolerance approach” on torture and harassment to detainees. He made this observation in response to a question by a journalist on the recent remarks by UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson over torture and harassment on former and current PTA detainees.
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July - 18 
Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson said that torture is routinely used in Sri Lanka against people detained on national security grounds, reports Colombo Page on July 19. Mr. Emmerson said 80 per cent of all suspects arrested under the anti
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Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson said that torture is routinely used in Sri Lanka against people detained on national security grounds, reports Colombo Page on July 19. Mr. Emmerson said 80 per cent of all suspects arrested under the anti-terror legislation in late 2016 had reported torture and other physical ill-treatment. Mr. Emmerson said "These included beatings with sticks, stress positions, asphyxiation using plastic bags drenched in kerosene, pulling out of fingernails, insertion of needles beneath the fingernails, various forms of water torture, suspension for several hours by the thumbs, and mutilation of the genitals. These staggering figures are a stain on Sri Lanka's reputation."
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July - 18 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on July 18 said the aim of the Government is to draft a new constitution which strengthens the rights of all and approved by all ethnic and religious groups, reports Colombo Page. "While racism is being eradic
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on July 18 said the aim of the Government is to draft a new constitution which strengthens the rights of all and approved by all ethnic and religious groups, reports Colombo Page. "While racism is being eradicated slowly from politics today, the people confidently trust us. Therefore we are quickly moving forward, to make the constitution. We are now discussing publishing the main report to the Parliament," the Premier said.
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July - 19 
Army, in keeping with the Government's policy to release more security forces-held lands to the civilians, on July 19 released 189 acresto original residents in Mullaitivu District, reports Colombo Page. Brigadier General Staff, Security Force He
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Army, in keeping with the Government's policy to release more security forces-held lands to the civilians, on July 19 released 189 acresto original residents in Mullaitivu District, reports Colombo Page. Brigadier General Staff, Security Force Headquarters - Mullaitivu (SFHQ-MLT) delivered the formal document officially handing over the 189 acres of land at Keppapilaw to the Maritimepatthu Divisional Secretary in the presence of District Secretary for Mullaitivu Mrs R. Kethiswaran.
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July - 20 
Meanwhile, United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in its Annual Human Rights Report 2016 released on July 20 said the Government of Sri Lanka made progress on some of its commitments reflected in United Nations Human Rights Council
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Meanwhile, United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in its Annual Human Rights Report 2016 released on July 20 said the Government of Sri Lanka made progress on some of its commitments reflected in United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution 30/1, but pointed out much remains to be done and greater progress is needed, reports Colombo Page. The report welcomes the encouraging step towards reconciliation by the passing of legislation establishing an Office of Missing Persons (OMP), while urging the Government to operationalise the OMP. The report also calls on the Government to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and draft new counter-terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards. The report notes that inter-communal tensions remain an area of concern.
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July - 20 
Meanwhile, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Sri Lankan Government for setting up an Office of Missing Persons (OMP) on July 20, reports Colombo Page. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-Genera
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Meanwhile, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Sri Lankan Government for setting up an Office of Missing Persons (OMP) on July 20, reports Colombo Page. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General in a statement said the Secretary-General commends the Government of Sri Lanka for establishing the Office of Missing Persons (OMP), "a significant milestone for all Sri Lankans still searching for the truth about their missing loved ones." "The United Nations stands ready to support this process and the Secretary-General looks forward to [the Office] becoming operational as soon as possible, starting with the appointment of independent commissioners," said the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
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July - 20 
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on July 20 signed the Office on Missing Persons Act, paving the way to set up an office to trace around 20,000 people still missing, eight years after the end of the nearly three-decade-long civil war, report
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on July 20 signed the Office on Missing Persons Act, paving the way to set up an office to trace around 20,000 people still missing, eight years after the end of the nearly three-decade-long civil war, reports The New Indian Express. A bill to establish the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) was introduced on May 22 and gazetted on May 27 last year (2016). On June 21, the bill, presented by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, was passed unanimously in Parliament. Sirisena said in a tweet: "I signed the Office of Missing Persons Act today. This marks another step forward in Sri Lanka's path to sustained peace". The office will help several thousands of families of missing persons to discover the fate of their loved ones and to bring a closure for these families.
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July - 20 
The Government of Japan on July 20 extended a grant assistance of US$ 611,000 to Sri Lanka for de-mining activities in Northern Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The agreement for the grant assistance was signed at the Japanese Embassy in Colombo. The
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The Government of Japan on July 20 extended a grant assistance of US$ 611,000 to Sri Lanka for de-mining activities in Northern Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The agreement for the grant assistance was signed at the Japanese Embassy in Colombo. The grant assistance from Japan aims to accelerate the Sri Lankan Government's program to provide livelihood assistance to the resettled people in the North. The mine clearance project for livelihood development in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka is being implemented with the assistance of Japan. Over US $ 30 million has been offered under the program to de-mining since 2003. Over the past three years, Japanese assistance has helped to clear over 100,000 landmines in the North and East.
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July - 23 
A Police officer, who was critically injured in July 22 shooting incident in Nallur when an unidentified man opened fire at the Jaffna High Court judge, has died on July 23, reports Colombo Page. The officer identified as Sergeant Hemachandra has suc
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A Police officer, who was critically injured in July 22 shooting incident in Nallur when an unidentified man opened fire at the Jaffna High Court judge, has died on July 23, reports Colombo Page. The officer identified as Sergeant Hemachandra has succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital. The Police officer attached to the security detail of the Jaffna High Court judge, Justice Manickavasagar Illancheliyan was providing escort to the judge at the time of the shooting. Meanwhile, Jaffna Police on July 23 have arrested two suspects in connection with July 22 shooting at the Jaffna High Court, reports Colombo Page. The two suspects arrested are the brother and a relative of the main suspect, who is still at large. The two suspects are being interrogated in length to find the whereabouts of the main suspect, police said. The Police teams investigating the shooting incident suspects the gunman is a former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre
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July - 23 
Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issuing a statement on the anniversary of Black July in Ottawa on July 23 reiterated that Sri Lanka should establish a process of accountability that will gain the trust and the confidence of the vict
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Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issuing a statement on the anniversary of Black July in Ottawa on July 23 reiterated that Sri Lanka should establish a process of accountability that will gain the trust and the confidence of the victims of the war, reports Daily Mirror. Prime Minister Trudeau said Canadians join Canadians of Tamil descent and members of the Tamil community to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the events of Black July. “As we pause to reflect on the dark days of the Sri Lankan Civil War, we must continue to work to heal the wounds of all those who suffered. We welcome international efforts underway to achieve long-term reconciliation and peace for all Sri Lankans, but we reiterate the need to establish a process of accountability that will have the trust and the confidence of the victims of this war,” he said.
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July - 26 
Meanwhile, the European Court of Justice in Brussels on July 26 removed LTTE from its terrorism blacklist, reports Colombo Page. In 2006, the Council of the European Union placed on the list the LTTE, a movement which opposed the Government of Sri La
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Meanwhile, the European Court of Justice in Brussels on July 26 removed LTTE from its terrorism blacklist, reports Colombo Page. In 2006, the Council of the European Union placed on the list the LTTE, a movement which opposed the Government of Sri Lanka in a violent confrontation that resulted in the LTTE's defeat in 2009. The Council has maintained the LTTE on the list ever since. By the judgment the Court of Justice reaffirming its case-law, said the European Union had not provided any evidence showing that the LTTE was a risk after their military defeat in 2009.
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July - 26 
Vavuniya High Court on July 26 sentenced K. Dasan, a former cadre of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for abducting and recruiting children to fight during the war, to life imprisonment, reports Colombo Page. In 2008, complaints have been lodg
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Vavuniya High Court on July 26 sentenced K. Dasan, a former cadre of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for abducting and recruiting children to fight during the war, to life imprisonment, reports Colombo Page. In 2008, complaints have been lodged with the Police that the suspect had abducted children on several occasions. However, the Police at the time were not able to arrest him since he was with the terrorist organization. After the end of the war, the suspect has surrendered to the security forces and was rehabilitated. Following his return to his home in Kilinochchi, the Police had taken him into custody on a complaint made by his family and produced him in court for trial.
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July - 27 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Dudley Senanayake memorial lecture organized by Dudley Senanayake foundation together with Friedrich Naumann Shiftung Fur Di Freiheit at Temple Trees, Colombo on July 27 said yesterday it is difficult to go
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Dudley Senanayake memorial lecture organized by Dudley Senanayake foundation together with Friedrich Naumann Shiftung Fur Di Freiheit at Temple Trees, Colombo on July 27 said yesterday it is difficult to go back to pre-1972 system as the parties have committed themselves to maximum devolution of power unlike those days where the Government Agents represented the state at the village level, reports Daily Mirror.
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July - 28 
Earlier, the International Crisis Group in a report released on July 28 said that eight years after the end of Sri Lanka's armed conflict, Tamil women in the war-torn north and east are still seeking justice and truth for wartime violations, repo
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Earlier, the International Crisis Group in a report released on July 28 said that eight years after the end of Sri Lanka's armed conflict, Tamil women in the war-torn north and east are still seeking justice and truth for wartime violations, reports Colombo Page. The report says the promises by the Government to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in 2015 have failed to materialize and the urgent economic and psychosocial needs of all conflict-affected groups remain unmet. Despite their agenda-setting activism, women have been given little role in shaping transitional justice policies, says the report.
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July - 29 
Leader of Opposition in the Parliament R. Sampanthan said that Government's effort to rewrite the constitution would find a permanent solution to the ethnic issue, reports ColomboPage on July 30. He said "An effective substantial devolution
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Leader of Opposition in the Parliament R. Sampanthan said that Government's effort to rewrite the constitution would find a permanent solution to the ethnic issue, reports ColomboPage on July 30. He said "An effective substantial devolution will give people a sense of self rule, a sense of belonging to the country, and that the country belongs to them. The Tamils struggle for self-rule had been in the political arena shortly after Independence. When the accord was signed in 1987, it was almost 40 years. The accord itself was preceded by various rounds of negotiations between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil side under the auspices of the Indian government after the riots that took place in 1983."
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July - 29 
Meanwhile, Delimitation Commission (DC) annual performance report for the year 2016 has revealed that the 1978 Constitution, as amended to date, is not clear about the appointment of a DC or to specify a mandate for such a commission, reports Daily M
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Meanwhile, Delimitation Commission (DC) annual performance report for the year 2016 has revealed that the 1978 Constitution, as amended to date, is not clear about the appointment of a DC or to specify a mandate for such a commission, reports Daily Mirror on July 30. The report said the constitutions of Sri Lanka up to the first Republican Constitution of 1972 provided a clear mandate and rationale for DCs based on population and land characteristics.
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July - 31 
IGP Pujith Jayasundare who is on a visit to Jaffna District on July 31 said that the main suspect involved in the attack on two Police constables in Kopay was a former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre, reports Daily Mirror. On July 30, t
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IGP Pujith Jayasundare who is on a visit to Jaffna District on July 31 said that the main suspect involved in the attack on two Police constables in Kopay was a former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre, reports Daily Mirror. On July 30, the gangsters who arrived on four motorcycles attacked Police constables Surendra and Dhammika of the Kopay Police with swords and clubs while they were inquiring into a complaint in an area close to the Nanthavil Amman Kovil in Kondavil. Police said they suspect the gangsters to be members of the North-based 'Aawa' group.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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