Foreign secretary William Haguehas warned of the facing the world if Iran acquires nuclear weapons. Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images William Hague faces legal action over Sri Lankan diplomat war crimes claim Tamil group to bring judicial review against foreign secretary over refusal to declare military attache persona non grata Sam Jones guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 March 2012 [...]
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Mr Silva (left) has been involved in many controversial incidents Sri Lanka minister Mervyn Silva threatens journalists By Charles HavilandBBC News, Colombo Continue reading the main story Related Stories Minister binds ‘errant’ official A Sri Lankan cabinet minister has threatened violence against journalists and human rights activists who he says have been opposing the government. [...]
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Amnesty International has accused Sri Lanka of illegally holding hundreds of detainees who are vulnerable to torture and execution and urged the UN to investigate allegations of serious abuses during and after the country’s 26-year civil war. In a new report entitled “Locked away: Sri Lanka’s security detainees”, the rights group also said [...]
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