http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/country/144/ en_GB_DOC Sri Lanka http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83848 Almost two years after 17 of its members were murdered, the humanitarian group Action Against Hunger has pulled out of Sri Lanka, beginning a new international campaign in the hope of finding justice. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160626/1/ Activists are welcoming Wednesday's vote to remove Sri Lanka from a key UN body, saying the country has been a prime violator of human rights and used its position on the Human Rights Council "to protect itself and other violator states from scrutiny." From: Human Rights Watch http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160631/1/ Child soldiering is driven by power imbalance between adults and children, says Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, head of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, one of Sri Lanka’s biggest charitable organisations. He feels that spirituality and religion can play a vital role in child development and well-being. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160608/1/ WASHINGTON, May 20 (OneWorld) - Re-electing Sri Lanka to serve a second term on the UN Human Rights Council would represent a severe blow to human rights and the United Nations itself, according to an impressive array of world leaders and human rights watchdog groups. 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.