Press Releases

Sri Lanka: Signature Campaign Surpasses a Million! Campaign marches forward to September session of UNHRC!

NEW YORK, USA, July 18, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- It has been a heartening moment for World Tamils to see that the Million Signature Campaign launched by the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) calling for Sri Lanka to be referred to...

Sri Lanka: Third Post-Program Monitoring Discussion-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sri Lanka

U.S. Service Members Aid Sri Lanka After Devastating Floods

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 13, 2017 — The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie arrived here June 11 to support humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of severe flooding and landslides that devastated many regions of the country. U.S. Pacific...

Sri Lanka - UN Resolution: Allow the Tamil Diaspora to express their views: TGTE

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, September 23, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The second informal discussion on the draft resolution with country delegates, on Tuesday 22 Sept 2015, TGTE and other Tamil Diaspora groups together with representatives from the Tamil...

Sri Lanka: IMF Staff Concludes Visit

Press Release No. 15/427 September 18, 2015 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do...

Sri Lanka: Accountability for Mass Atrocities - Hybrid Mechanism will not work - says Experts at a UN event

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, July 2, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein is preparing to release his report on Sri Lanka for the mass atrocities committed against the Tamil people by...

Switzerland Urged to Exercise Universal Jurissdiction to Arrest Visiting Ex Sri Lankan Admiral for War Crimes: TGTE

In his report to the UN Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka, UN Rights Chief Urged Countries to Exercise Universal Jurisdiction to Prosecute War Crimes. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, March 21, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Transnational Government of Tamil...

UN Human Rights Council Urged to Debate a Special Sri Lanka ad hoc Tribunal, as Recomended by UN Rights Chief: TGTE

“TGTE submitted a proposed draft Resolution for promoting Justice, Accountability and Human Rights in the island of Sri Lanka” GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, March 20, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Today the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) sent...

Sixth Amendment to Sri Lanka’s Constitution: Contradictory, Incoherent and Unconstitutional – Dr. Barbara Jackman

Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) is Challenging Sri Lanka at the UN Against it's Sixth Amendment TORONTO , CANADA , March 14, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- At the International Conference held on Thursday March 9th at the Delta Hotel in...

EU grants Sri Lanka improved access to its market as incentive for reform

Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) | Brussels, 17 May 2017 Removal of customs duties will come with rigorous monitoring of Sri Lanka’s commitment to sustainable development, human rights and good governance. The European Union will remove a...

TGTE Appeals For Global Solidarity With Those Affected By Floods In the Island of Sri Lanka

Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) urges Tamil diaspora to extend their sincere support NEW YORK, USA, May 30, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The devastating floods and landslides in southern Sri Lanka have extracted a heavy toll of life...

President Faure sends message of condolence to Sri Lanka following devastating floods

President Danny Faure has sent a message of condolence on behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Seychelles to the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena following the...

Modi should postpone Colombo Trip to avoid betraying Tamils and Hindus in Sri Lanka by visiting during the Wesak

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, May 9, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Modi should postpone the Colombo Trip to avoid betraying the Tamils and the Hindus in Sri Lanka by visiting during the Wesak, a Mahavamsa Sinhala-Buddhist religious day. The Sri...

GroGenesis Announces MOU with Curewel Intl. as Distributor of AgraBurst PRO™ in Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Laos

Agriculture Technology Company Expands Global Distributor Network GroGenesis, Inc. (OTCQB:GROG) SIOUX FALLS, SOTUH DAKOTA, USA, July 25, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- GroGenesis, Inc. (OTCQB: GROG) (the "Company"), a global agriculture technology...

GroGenesis Inc. Announces Memorandum of Understanding with Curewel International Co. Ltd. as Master Distributor of AgraBurst PRO in Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Laos

SIOUX FALLS, SD--(Marketwired - Jul 25, 2017) - GroGenesis, Inc. (OTCQB: GROG) (the "Company"), a global agriculture technology company and producer of AgraBurst PRO™, an organic, non-GMO nano-surfactant for farmers, fertilizer manufacturer and...

UN Human Rights Council: UK to Support Sri Lanka Despite "Rape Camp" Allegations?

UK urged by victims groups to help bring Sri Lanka to UN General Assembly for International Criminal Court (ICC) Referral, like North Korea. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, February 24, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the UN Human Rights Council begins its...

Appeal to UK Prime Minister: Sri Lanka War Crimes - Refer Sri Lanka to UN General Assembly

"UK SHOULD NOT SPONSOR OR SUPPORT A ROLL-OVER RESOLUTION WITH AN EXTENSION OF TIME, AS REQUESTED BY THE SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT" LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, February 23, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- PLEASE VISIT THIS LINK TO SIGN THE APPEAL TO UK PRIME...

Cinnamon launches the country’s largest crowd-sourced destination campaign – the Cinnamon Sri Lanka Photo Contest 2017

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, February 27, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Monday 27th February 2017, Colombo: The Cinnamon Sri Lanka Photo Contest 2017: Sri Lanka through your own eyes, the country’s largest crowd-sourced destination campaign to date. The...

Failing the Victims: An Expert Assessment of Sri Lankan Government's Transitional Justice Efforts - Geneva Press Club

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, February 23, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Geneva Press Club - Club suisse de la Presse, in collaboration with the Monitoring Accountability Panel (MAP). Press conference on the following topic: Failing the Victims: An Expert...

Sri Lanka: STATEMENT ON BLACK JULY 1983 by Int'l Center for Prevention & Prosecution of Genocide

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, July 24, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- This week marks the 32nd Anniversary of the incident referred to as Black July 1983. On 24th July 1983, riots by Sinhalese mobs began in Colombo. It led to the death of over 3000 Tamils....