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Arrest Of Ahnaf Jazeem
Ahnaf Jazeem (pen name, Mannaramuthu Ahnaf) is a Tamil Muslim poet from Silavathurai, Mannar, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Ahnaf wrote a Tamil poetry anthology called Navarasam in 2017 and was arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. The Act stated that Navarasam promoted extremism, and Ahnaf was detained without charge for over a year. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice and European human rights ambassadors have called for his release. He was released on bail on December 15, 2021, though is still facing restrictions. Background The Prevention of Terrorism Act was signed into law in 1982. Before his arrest, Jazeem was working as a teacher at a private school in Puttalam. He was living in a building owned by a Muslim charity organization called Save the Pearls, which police have tried to link to extremist movements. In July 2017, he published the Tamil poetry collection ''Navarasam'', which was never banned in Sri Lank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silavathurai
Silavathurai ( ta, சிலாவத்துறை) is a small town in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... It is located within Northern Province.https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=zKvpW7vHJMz4vATj9oHQBA&ins=false&q=+8°45′7″N+79°57′2″E&oq=+8°45′7″N+79°57′2″E&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-hp.12...5580.5580..6417...0.0..0.239.239.2-1......0....1j2.......3..41.FRJIdDUO6PQ References Towns in Mannar District {{NorthernLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Sri Lankan Prisoners And Detainees
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', Shiri, Shree, ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers. Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra. Etymology Monier-Williams Dictionary gives the meaning of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoners And Detainees Of Sri Lanka
A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison. English law "Prisoner" is a legal term for a person who is Imprisonment, imprisoned. In section 1 of the Prison Security Act 1992, the word "prisoner" means any person for the time being in a Prison#United Kingdom, prison as a result of any requirement imposed by a court or otherwise that he be detained in legal custody. "Prisoner" was a legal term for a person prosecuted for felony. It was not applicable to a person prosecuted for misdemeanour. The abolition of the distinction between felony and misdemeanour by section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1967 has rendered this distinction obsolete. Glanville Williams described as "invidious" the practice of using the term "prisoner" in reference to a person who had not been convicted. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Sri Lanka
This page lists notable events that took place during the year 2020 in Sri Lanka. Incumbents National ;Former Provincial ;Governors * Central Province – Lalith U Gamage * Eastern Province – Anuradha Yahampath * North Central Province – Tissa Vitharana * Northern Province – P. S. M. Charles * North Western Province – A. J. M. Muzammil * Sabaragamuwa Province – Tikiri Kobbekaduwa * Southern Province – Willy Gamage * Uva Province – Raja Collure * Western Province – Seetha Arambepola ;Chief Ministers * Central Province – Sarath Ekanayake * Eastern Province – Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen * North Central Province – Peshala Jayarathne * Northern Province – C. V. Vigneswaran * North Western Province – Dharmasiri Dassanayake * Sabaragamuwa Province – Maheepala Herath * Southern Province – Shan Wijayalal De Silva * Uva Province – Chamara Sampath Dassanayake * Western Province – Isura Devapriya Events * COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working Group On Arbitrary Detention
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) is a body of independent human rights experts that investigate cases of arbitrary arrest and detention. Arbitrary arrest and detention is the imprisonment or detainment of an individual, by a State, without respect for due process. These actions may be in violation of international human rights law. The Working Group was established by resolution in 1991 by the former Commission on Human Rights. It is one of the thematic special procedures overseen by the United Nations Human Rights Council, and is therefore a subsidiary body of the UN. In 2019, Cambridge University Press published ''The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Commentary and Guide to Practice'', by international human rights lawyer Jared Genser, who has a 45–0 record litigating cases before the body. This 650-page treatise is the only book-length how-to guide and commentary on the body's jurisprudence and Genser is now providing this book as a free, publicly avail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People For Equality And Relief In Lanka
People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL) is a human rights organization formed in 2005 in the United States to address human rights issues affecting Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka. It conducts field research and publishes reports on issues such as accountability, militarization and transitional justice. It seeks to engage the international community to improve human rights in Sri Lanka. It was founded by human rights lawyer Tasha Manoranjan. Its current Executive Director is Madura Rasaratnam, an Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at City, University of London. Its members have published in outlets such as Al Jazeera Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ..., The Korea Times and Just Security, and its works have been cited in scholarly publications. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PEN International
PEN International (known as International PEN until 2010) is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The association has autonomous International PEN centers in over 100 countries. Other goals included: to emphasise the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture; to fight for freedom of expression; and to act as a powerful voice on behalf of writers harassed, imprisoned and sometimes killed for their views. History The first PEN Club was founded at the Florence Restaurant in London on October 5, 1921, by Catherine Amy Dawson Scott, with John Galsworthy as its first president. Its first members included Joseph Conrad, Elizabeth Craig, George Bernard Shaw, and H. G. Wells. PEN originally stood for "Poets, Essayists, Novelists", but now stands for "Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, Novelists", and includes writers of any form of literatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannar District
Mannar District ( ta, மன்னார் மாவட்டம் ''Maṉṉār Māvaṭṭam''; si, මන්නාරම දිස්ත්රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is Mannar, which is located on Mannar Island. History Between the 5th century BC and 13th century AD, what is now Mannar District was part of Rajarata. Parts Mannar District were thereafter part of the pre-colonial Jaffna kingdom. The district then came under Portuguese, Dutch and British control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon. They divided the island into three ethnic based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan Sinhalese and Tamil. The district was part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puttalam
Puttalam ( si, පුත්තලම, translit=Puttalama; ta, புத்தளம், translit=Puttaḷam) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by an Urban Council. Climate Under the Köppen climate classification, Pattalam has a tropical savanna climate with a short dry season from June to September and a second dry season from January to March. The wet season is mainly from October to December. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with little variations in between. Energy Seguwantivu Wind Power (Private) Limited an Indian firm invests US$37 million and maintains 25 wind turbines which produce 20 MW s of electricity in Puttalam Seguwantivu region Religion Puttalam is a multi-cultural and multi-religious town. (86%) of Puttalam's resident's religion is Islam, urban area's are dominated by them. While Buddhist and Christians are significan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Campaign For Peace And Justice
Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice is an international, non profit, human rights group founded in 2009 to seek justice for thousands of Tamils killed during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War and promote lasting peace. Charu Lata Hogg is the chair of the group and advisory council members include Lakhdar Brahimi Lakhdar Brahimi (Algerian pronunciation: ; ar, الأخضر الإبراهيمي; '; born 1 January 1934) is an Algerian United Nations diplomat who served as the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria until 14 May 2014. He was Mi .... Objectives The objectives of the Sri Lanka Campaign are to: 1. Achieve genuine reconciliation based on accountability for violations of international law 2. Build respect for human rights and the rule of law 3. Support efforts within Sri Lankan civil society to promote a just and lasting peace References External links Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice Huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
