SRI LANKA: Buddha's Birthday celebrated in Hong Kong tomorrow

Article : The people in Hong Kong will be celebrating what they call Buddha's Birthday tomorrow (May 17). The term 'Buddha's Birthday' is similar to what is referred to in Sri Lanka as Vesak. However, the overall emphasis here is on birth and it is a sober celebration of life. Read More...
INDIA: Punish the perpetrators of assault on women Human Rights Defenders in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh

Urgent Appeal Case : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received very disturbing information regarding the assault on five women human rights defenders working with Sahjani Shiksha Kendra (SSK) in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The women, belonging to the Dalit and backward communities, were physically and verbally assaulted while inaugurating an adult literacy centre for Dalit women. The project is supported by Nirantar, a prominent voluntary organization working in the field of education. They were assaulted in the village by a locally powerful man named Sahib Singh Yadav. Even more disturbing is the fact that the perpetrator threatened them with sexual assault and abused them on the basis of caste, a practice declared illegal by the Indian constitution. SSK and Nirantar have been working in Lalitpur since 2002, for the empowerment of Dalit and Adivasi women and girls through literacy and educational interventions. SSK is the only women-headed organization in the district, staffed primarily with Dalit and BC women in Lalitpur, working with nearly 3000 Dalit and Adivasi women. Read More...
SRI LANKA: A radical abdication of the court's authority – a blow to the separation of powers

Statement : Chief Justice Mohan Peiris stopped further inquiries into a Fundamental Rights application yesterday, stating that the courts do not have the technical competence to go into the issues raised in the case. This decision was made in a case filed against the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation. The BBC Sinhala service reported that the Chief Justice further went on to state that the lawyers should not file cases relating to all problems within Sri Lanka. Read More...
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