Thursday, September 8, 2011

Actions for Week of Sep. 8 2011

1. Amnesty International's report on the failings of Sri Lanka's domestic Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission and a joint letter to the Commonwealth by prominent human rights organisations including Human Rights Watch, Minority Rights Group International and the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice:

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEkSCUQa2uA&feature=share

    Human Rights Watch - Sri Lanka: ‘Bait and Switch’ on Emergency Law
    http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/09/07/sri-lanka-bait-and-switch-emergency-law

    Amnesty International - Sri Lanka: Inquiry into armed conflict fundamentally flawed
    http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/sri-lanka-inquiry-armed-conflict-fundamentally-flawed-2011-09-07

    Amnesty International - Sri Lanka: When will they get justice? Failures of Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission- http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ASA37/008/2011/en/76ea6500-a9f5-4946-bf2b-7fc08bc5e37a/asa370082011en.pdf

    Associated Press - Rights group: Sri Lanka still uses abusive laws
    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j2yc9B8xrLDM3MSQgM-o--enoqJQ?docId=1a496298e9dd4a978b6a046f0b4c9d03
  

2. Upcoming elections and the importance of being a part of it and voting
    - join meetings to ask questions, plans from each candidate for the communities we live in
    - learn about their backgrounds

    - volunteer  to do canvassing for the local candidate of your choice
    - learn about the opposing candidates, their plans, backgrounds

    - essential for understanding the Canadian political landscape
    - essential to understand the provincial election process

    - election day, you can volunteer to be at the polls performing various jobs.
    - you get an experience that will certainly leave you more educated and a desire to learn more and participate

  
3.
Petitions:
    Commonwealth Leaders Must Call For Justice in Sri Lanka
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Sri-Lanka-CHOGM/

    Stop the 2018 Commonwealth Games Going to Sri Lanka
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Sri-Lanka-Commonwealth-Games/

    Independent, international investigation into war crimes in Sri Lanka
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/14586

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