http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/144/ en_GB_uk Sri Lanka http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84294 With the United Nations and other international humanitarian agencies vacating the besieged Tamil rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi, the Sri lankan government has responsibility for maintaining essential supplies to tens of thousands of civilians in the area. + Tamil Tiger trap + OneWorld Sri Lanka Guide http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161252/1/ Corruption is a serious threat in humanitarian assistance, Sarah Bailey of Britain’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI) told a meeting in London. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84103 Sri Lanka has tightened visa requirements for international NGOs on the grounds that they are waging a misinformation campaign over the war with Tamil rebels. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84085 Sri Lanka is the worst human rights violator in South Asia, followed by Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Maldives, Nepal and India, according to a new index released today. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160430/1/ Sri Lanka’s worsening human rights record and failed promises for improvement undermine its claim for a place on the UN Human Rights Council, a coalition of national and international NGOs said in a letter released today. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159282/1/ Relief agencies are mobilizing in Sri Lanka's Batticaloa region, where recent torrential rains forced more than 7,000 Sri Lankans -- many of whom were already displaced by fighting between the government and a rebel group -- to flee their homes. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82865 The Asian Human Rights Commission has asked the UN Rapporteur on Torture to help end the detention and alleged torture of a number of uncharged Sri Lankan journalists. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82805 The Sri Lankan government is responsible for widespread abductions and “disappearances” that are a national crisis, a leading rights group says in a new report. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82763 The world has largely turned its attention away from humanitarian crises in Somalia, Sri Lanka, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burma, but the world body shouldn't, said a prominent human rights group this week. From: Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82648 As many as half a million Sri Lankans could be affected in 2008 alone as violence between the secessionist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, and the government continues to intensify. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82576 Children are increasingly being killed and injured and having their education disrupted as violence between the secessionist group, the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam, and Sri Lankan government security forces escalates. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82271 Landmine clearance in Sri Lanka since the Mines Advisory Group restarted operations there in September 2007 will allow more then 30,000 internally displaced persons to return to their communities, the organisation said. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82087 A Tamil Tiger bomb that killed 28 bus passengers today marked the end of the six-year ceasefire in Sri Lanka's civil war, a day after the military said it wanted to destroy the rebels and finish the 25-year conflict. + OneWorld Guide to Sri Lanka http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/156892/1/ As the truce between Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger (LTTE) rebels ends on January 16, humanitarian agencies have raised concern over its possible impact on aid delivery. Fresh violence could affect over a hundred thousand displaced people and put at risk the safety of its workers, say agencies. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81952 A series of stories looks at HIV vulnerability, poverty, and women's rights and empowerment since the 2004 natural disaster ravaged Southeast Asia.