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Archive of entries posted on 7th June 2012

Did Navi Pillai’s Office work for UN Resolution against Sri Lanka in Geneva?

Ambassador Kunanayakam Seeks Clarification Given below is the complete text of a letter sent by the Permanent Representative of the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam, to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanethem Pillay, regarding an email communication circulated by the Chief of the Asia Pacific Dvision of her Office, Mr. [...]

Meeting Ranjini: A Day at the Villawood Detention Centre

by Niromi de Soyza As soon as I step into the reception room which reminded me of a sterile hospital cafeteria, a woman with long dark hair in a black blazer catches my eyes. The epaulettes on her jacket give her small skinny frame an air of authority. I recognise the young woman easily as [...]