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While Thai Prime Minister Visits Sri Lanka – 90,000 Tamil War Widows Face Sexual Abuse by Sri Lankan Forces: TGTE
/EINPresswire.com/ - New York: May 30, 2013: • As a leader, who is a mother, you are best suited to raise this issue. • Urged to raise war crimes and genocide committed by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse. • UN Internal Review Report: 70,000...

UN Rights Chief's Visit to Sri Lanka Reinforces The Need For An International Investigation: TGTE
" The visit enabled Ms.Pillay to see militarization of Tamil civilian lives, disappearances & sexual violence against Tamil women by the army " NEW YORK, USA, September 6, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Highlights of the Statement: 1) Failure of rule...

Global Lemongrass Oil Industry to Reach USD 89 Million by 2034: Organic Demand, Wellness Trends, and Regional Players Drive Fragmented Growth Landscape | Future Market Insights, Inc.
NEWARK, Del, Jan. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global lemongrass oil industry is projected to grow from USD 62.2 million in 2024 to USD 89 million by 2034, registering a CAGR of 3.6%. This growth reflects a heightened consumer demand for...

Sri Lanka: Statement at the Conclusion of the IMF Staff Mission
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Brian Aitken visited Colombo December 1-10 to conduct discussions for the Fifth Review of the $2.5 billion Stand-By Arrangement, approved on July 24, 2009. The mission met with government and...

Tamils who Met UN Rights Chief Threatened in Sri Lanka: TGTE
"High-Commissioner Pillay urged to protect Tamils whom she met" NEW YORK, USA, August 28, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- - In an urgent appeal to the UN High-Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Pillay, the Prime-Minister of the Transnational Government...

TGTE Urges US / UN Ambassador Samantha Power to Help Initiate Sri Lanka Int’l Investigation Under UN Article 99
NEW YORK, USA, August 14, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a letter sent to the US Ambassador to the UN Ms. Samantha Power, the Prime Minister of Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE)Mr. Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, urged Ms. Power to exercise...

Attack on Tamil Daily in Sri Lanka. UN Urged to Intervene: TGTE
/EINPresswire.com/ - PARIS: April, 15, 2013: • Armed men stormed the newspaper office and opened fire and set the printing press on fire. • Tamil journalists were repeatedly attacked & killed. • Tamil areas saturated with Sri Lankan Military &...

Manufacturing Execution System Market Skyrockets to $36.13 Billion by 2031 Dominated by Tech Giants – SAP, ABB, Dassault Systemes and Schneider Electric | The Insight Partners
US & Canada, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a new comprehensive report from The Insight Partners, Manufacturing Execution System Market Size and Forecast (2024 - 2031), Global and Regional Share, Trend, and Growth Opportunity...

TGTE Initiates a Post Card Campaign to Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Killing of Sri Lankan Tamils.
"The Government instead of protecting the Tamil People, encouraged the attacks by issuing inflammatory statements against Tamils." LONDON, UK, July 23, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) has launched an...

UN’s Adama Dieng Urged to Release Sri Lanka Genocide Report: TGTE
/EINPresswire.com/ - New York: March 27, 2013: 1) Attempts to issue a statement on Sri Lanka was prevented: UN Internal Review report. 2) 70,000 Tamil civilians killed in five months: UN Internal Review report. 3) TGTE issues worldwide action...

UN Sri Lanka Resolution: Not a Victory for Tamils - but a Defeat for Sri Lanka: Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran
/EINPresswire.com/ - March 25,2013: Two Campaigns announced by TGTE: 1) Urging U.N. Secretary General to Appoint an International Commission of Inquiry on Sri Lanka under Article 99 of the U.N. Charter. 2) Urging the Special Advisor of the U.N....

SWITCH to Green initiatives show how to build sustainable societies
Download logo SWITCH to Green initiatives aim to guide governments towards sustainability by unleashing access to green financing, policies and standards, and eco-entrepreneurship. One of the regional programmes, SWITCH Africa Green, has benefited...

TGTE to Japanese Prime Minister: Raise War Crimes with Visiting Sri Lankan President.
/EINPresswire.com/ - March 12,2013: - As the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse begins his State visit to Japan, the Prime Minister of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), Mr. Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, urged the Primie Minister...

Report states India voicing opinion on regime alteration in Bangladesh
(MENAFN) India was aware of rising opposition to former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before her ousting but lacked the influence to intervene, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reportedly told a parliamentary panel on Saturday,...

Lies Retold – The Annual Sri Lankan Ritual at the UNHRC: Dr.Paul Newman
/EINPresswire.com/ - February 27, 2013: Dr.Paul Newman from the 22nd UNHRC, Geneva, 2013. - On the 27th morning, the Sri Lankan Minister for Plantation and Special Envoy to the President of Sri Lanka on Human Rights Mr.Mahinda Samarasinghe, made...

Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) - Request for Proposals for Human Rights Programs in Sri Lanka
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) - Request for Proposals for Human Rights Programs in Sri Lanka Department of State Public Notice Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: Democracy, Human Rights and Rule...

South and Central Asia: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) - Request for Proposals for Human Rights Programs in Sri Lanka
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) - Request for Proposals for Human Rights Programs in Sri Lanka Department of State Public Notice Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: Democracy, Human Rights and Rule...

Members continue TRIPS implementation review discussion, address IP notification obligations
Under Article 71.1 of the TRIPS Agreement, the TRIPS Council is required to conduct a review of the implementation of the Agreement after two years and at periodic intervals thereafter. However, the initial review in 1999 was never completed and...

The real MIA in Sri Lanka: Basic Human Rights
/EINPresswire.com/ The real MIA in Sri Lanka: Basic Human Rights By: Jack Healey - Founder, Human Rights Action Center http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-healey/the-real-mia-in-sri-lanka_b_2718254.html "Impressively, after the military defeat of...

Tamil Eelam Freedom Charter to be Declared on May 18th - the 4th Anniversary of Mass Killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka
/EINPresswire.com/ - May 15, 2013: • Several renowned international personalities and dignitaries are attending this event to give their support. • As Tamils envision the future and look forward to the fruition of Tamil Eelam, the Freedom Charter...