‘Grim reminder’: Sri Lanka’s Tamils mark 15 years since end of civil war
Ceremony held at memorial site in Mullivaikkal village despite reports of heavy surveillance and allegations of intimidation.
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Marcos’ new human rights ‘super body’: abuse window-dressing in the Philippines?
Jose Deinla, secretary general of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers – a nationwide voluntary organisation of lawyers and law students providing pro bono legal services – told This Week in Asia that Marcos Jnr had everything to gain from establishing the committee as it “deodorises his administration’s odious human rights record and distracts attention from grave human rights and international humanitarian law violations”.
Taiwan’s new president inherits a strong foreign policy position but political gridlock at home
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In a campaign ad for Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te, incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen was shown driving with Lai in the passenger seat, exchanging reflections on their years governing together. Tsai later turned over the driving to Lai, who was joined by running mate Bi-khim Hsiao.
Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan
Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel's three-member War Cabinet, threatened on Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan in three weeks' time for the war in Gaza, a move that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on his far-right allies.
Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka’s civil war have spent 15 years seeking answers
MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (AP) — For 15 years, Rasalingam Thilakawathi has been trying to find out what happened to her daughter at the end of Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war. Or if she might still be alive.
Israel’s PR battle is getting harder
As Israel’s bombing of Gaza intensifies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a rift in his war cabinet and growing international pressure. And yet, this is a war that the vast majority of Israelis continue to support – thanks in no small part to one-sided coverage by Israeli media.
Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow
Impunity for crimes committed during the civil war has fuelled post-war repression in Sri Lanka.
US to send official to Tokyo dedicated to monitoring China
The department has already added about 20 similar officials in charge of monitoring China to the US embassies in other capitals, including Bangkok, Brussels, Rome and Sydney. The Tokyo posting will be Washington’s first of its kind in East Asia, the sources said.