கவனிக்க: இந்த மின்னூலைத் தனிப்பட்ட வாசிப்பு, உசாத்துணைத் தேவைகளுக்கு மட்டுமே பயன்படுத்தலாம். வேறு பயன்பாடுகளுக்கு ஆசிரியரின்/பதிப்புரிமையாளரின் அனுமதி பெறப்பட வேண்டும்.
இது கூகிள் எழுத்துணரியால் தானியக்கமாக உருவாக்கப்பட்ட கோப்பு. இந்த மின்னூல் மெய்ப்புப் பார்க்கப்படவில்லை.
இந்தப் படைப்பின் நூலகப் பக்கத்தினை பார்வையிட பின்வரும் இணைப்புக்குச் செல்லவும்: New World News & Views 1991.04

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OWARDS DEM
Formati ons and a ctiviti cs Of alliance and Joint oirade Union cam carried out by the Opposition Part in Sri Lanka.
Despite some di sagre ene nts am for the forth coming Lo cal Gover rime ther G is an alliance of Opposition political parties.
The above alliance staged a pa
the democratic Human rights for the effort and shooked the government :
Ali t h e parti es of the selli anc petty contradiction among them and alliance.
It is noted that Mr. Anura Bat of the S. L.P. P. addressing a rally di Strict said that a a broad based 3 to defeat the U.N. P. at future eli e c represerting the Tamil and Muslim such front. The party should not plantation workers but ais o Should agrec ment with S. Thondaman if he
The above speech is considere by the S.L.F.P. to achieve the ant: the past most of S.L.F.P. candidat symbol along with oth cr Farty memb shows that S. L. F. P. ' s hard li ne ii n 'hand symbol" has bec r given up to
The other parties of the abov, other hard line stands to build ul
At the same time although the have failed to co nt est u rnd Gr a como government elections and fail coi to
But the alliance is almost we of this country and Gxpecting that programme t o d ef e at U . Î.P. t o est a New World u nderst ands.

OCRACY
Aoth ers " Front Oppositi on Parti es paign are the recent actions being - es a gainst the U. R. P. Government
) ng the alliance partics in cont csti ng it elections Unlike in the past is for mcd in Sri Larka with 12
iblic meeti ng in Colomb o stressi ng
Sri L3 nkans It was a successful
ic cl cS.
je det Gr mined to give up the chilly t o build up a stro ng anti-U. N. P.
ndarariai ke , M. P. Rational Organizer of S.L.F.P. d ciegat es i ri th G. Kandy anti-U. R. P. fr o rit should be formed :tions. Political parti es vinority Commu ni ti es should bc in Drily win the goodwill of the Tamil
bc prc par cd to crit cr int 0 an was willi ng t o d o so.
a S t l G imorr: G fil exi bi G li ii r e t g ires irn i-U. N. P. alliance goal. Unlike in is are contesting undcr the "Chair" srs in an independent list. This
contic sting elections under a chic v c the common goal.
alliance also have given up some of 2 an united front.
? c is a n e ed all t h e alii g r c e parti e s non li st i r t h c forth coming local
have a common May Day rally.
comed by the majority of the people
alliance should work und Gr a c 000 mOr) »lish their human, democratic rights.

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GULF WAR
. Iraq can r) ot be excu s ed f or a g:
to o cannot be cxcus cod for th G Crime and d e stroying Iraq .
The Åmcrican int, Gr fer Cr Ces i r li ke even by the Unit cd Nat i ons but smail country but a regi on al power v
Ο
Go vGrnmerit; und Gr? t; h G C over of U. R. requiring Eraq to get out of Kuwait,
Aft er all t h e bitt, er exp Gricer) { Organisation' was form cd to cstablis U.R.C. was forme d to c stablish peace history, U. N. Resolution i Gad a dis:
Ever aft er Saddi am Hussai ri " s f ( cortinued its offensive and still r gu errill as t o creat e trou bli c in Iraq the complicat cc Iraq's national cris
S
the Saddam Hus sai n " s Gover ni me nt .
The war in the Gulf war legiti Resoluti on 678 r c qui ring Iraw t o get government is the cul prit of the Gul got thc Congress to support to wage showed that they have got their Parl
I n t h c name of lib crat; i ng Kuwa: and the alliance war mongcr almost c
As Saddam Hussair's aggressi or appreciated, Bush Government's War & 3 nd appreciat e di e v c n t h Grc is a U. R. because Bush Government could not be to ti a ire a cti on a gainst aggressi ori Si which does not have a history of agg purposely want ed to cori tro ol a rc gior wagoe a n i rn human war li ke the w3r in r egional power li ke Ir 9q cannot be a aggressi or of Small countri es. Sup c allowed to wage war against, regional a nd na ze a pre cedent c v c n there is a Because it is obvious that a Super P country t o b c come a regi ora 3l Poover W balanc G of power in the world balanc

ression i ri Ku wait and America of Durd ciri ng tin e Iraqi p e o pl G
Parama, a rid Grc nada werc justified th e Iraq, comp grati vely powerl GSS tas punish cci by Amcri car, Bush Security Council alliar cc 678
:e of two world Wars "Unit cd Nations'
;h pc acc in the world. Although the and avoid wars, first time in the
strous inhuman war in Middl G East.
}r c es withdrew from Ku wą i ti , America
o w trying to u se t h e Kurdish | . America is trying to u se all ses like Kurdish problem to upset
nat ed by U.R. Security Council
out of Kuwait. Bush's war monger if war shown the world that it
war and British and Fr. cnch too
liament support.
it from Iraq's aggr Gssion, America limir at e di Iraq .
in Kuwait ca rrot be justified and be gainst Iraq also cannot be justific d
Security Cou rici i Resolution an int er nati oral Polli ce it self rice America is not a Sup Gr Power gressi on . Furth er as America j al Super Power li ke Iraq , canroot
Gulf. As it is correct that a llowed t o maize a pre ce di cnt of :r Power li ke America al so cannot be power li kec Ilir a q of i] country U. N. Security Council resolution. ower liike America do not liike a hich lead the charge in the pric sent ed by U.S. A. and U.S. S.R.
4.
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*h G. abo ve ul t; Gri Or motiv waged a preplanned war in Gulf. America to wage war against Iraq do not like the upcoming of a reg
It is not ed Chin 3 glso a Security Council abstained in vot Cuba , Albani a and a few other c ou by America. Aft er the Gulf war including 3rd World countri es los activity towards world peace beca avoid war in Gulf and solve the S with peaceful means. But U. R. wa wagi ng war in Gulf .
If there is a honest int exorner at c d from the punish ment f o other country.
V \ Public Seminar On Cont cm
か and fu turc of Sri La ri ka .
Pli a c c : G. C. S. U • Li eĉ ture to be prc Sid ed by E. Th ambi 3h. M: of the Sri Lanka Communist Party District Crgarai zer of the Communi, al S O addiIr css th e Semi r) 9r .

te of Ameri ca was sur mised when it
Gorba che v's Sovi Gt Union support ed and remain as a Super Power which ional power.
p cr manent member in the U. R. i ng for the r c solution and China , ntrics opposed the war against Iraq
nost of the small c ou ritri G s
t confidence in U. N. 's urbi assed u se it was cxpected that U. N. Will add am Hussai ri " s ir va si or in Kuwait s very i avour a ble for Ameri ca i ri
ernational Ord Gr , no country was r aggression or i riva si orì in ary
por ary Politi cal Situ a t i for
Colomb o 2 Hall/at 4. OO P. M. or : 5th May, 1939 1.
. S. K. Scnt hiv cl , Gcr Gra Sccr c Gary (Left) and Mr. S. Rajcndran, The st Party (Left) Ruwara Eliya will

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DERAND FOR A UNCCRDO . NEGO AFONS HOUT PRESOLVE THE EHERIC PROBLEM.
The Gover riment; by rCj G Ct ce as e fir e a ridi ne got i ati o r s h as O ori t h c "L'amils. Up t o r owo; t h c go ev en 3 mini Tum programme which c. solution to the Gthnic problem. issu G and the at t end art war Situ Off er ample Opporturitics for th i ri v est or s who c Olii a b or at e with i a c c orda r; c G With to hi s pli a ri , it i S O r a large scale a r d GxpCarı dil rig j objective of wa giro a ferocious the Gth rì i C i SSu G. .
Though, on thc face of i m. Obiiis a t i or i s row gine di Orily ag ዶ Grativ c b, hat gil proger Gessiv c { t this very same military repr a gainst t h c ertir e wor izi rig clàss urges all progressive, ci e no crati C the courtry to come forward , with he Sit at i Ori , t; O launch a mass camp of a just political soluti on to t of a quest for a military soiuti
Thi. S i s st at ed i r a pcr GS Coimmitte c of the Sri La rig Commur discuss the war situation today i Statement was issued by the Party léir. S. K. Sent hi vel .
ih e Press Releasc go es O di G clar Gd against the sia il - spGalzi is now in its cighth month. The

L CEASEFIRE ARD XODIONS O -
uld form the basis is or a
j rnd Gir til h G C so v GI' of t h C G t h ri C 3tion , the Gov Grr; Te rit se e is t o > i or Giger, capit ai a riđ i o c al : a rd to pr oli org its rule. . r.
pur chasi rig’ arms and ammuniti on - t s ar med forc cs , ali with the var to find a final solution to
it , the Gov er nmc rit “ s military
S
gai rist t h c fia mis , it
3 řidi di GT) Ocrat i C for C G S r e aliis G
'essi On wiil. Soon be uni e ash ed in the courtry. Her cc Our Party, * parti es arid Organisati Ors in
out any further di ei3 y or ;aign t o stress the import a n ce
h c pro o bli em a rid t h e a bard On ne rit
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s rel Gas e i g su ed by the CG ritral i St Party (Left ) which met t o ri the North a rid East . Thc Press
S Geri Gral Sccretary ,
n to say : Th G war which has be cri ng people of th c North and East e c on omic sancti ons - i n ciu di rig
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- 5 fuel, electricity, agricultural imposed by the Government and th facilit; i cs have sh at t; er cd the da the North and East . The lack of cash flow, the scar city of esser pri cc s , all th es e f act; or s have to the v crge of starvation and p farm Grs , fish er me n , gover rime rnt a Officers i s under goi rig gre at har« complet ei y disrupt cod by the fact i rit o refuge e camps a rod/or become As the gov crnment is prew criti ng n bcing taken to the North ani East
r
suffering. The lakhs and ia as C
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efuge es aire suff Gring ind escribe
r
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ci ct hi ng , sh cit cr and sa nitary if a har di Ghi, ps , t h c pe opti e gir e b c i r) r
S e a a ridi air . Tilh e bru ti ai ma ES a cr G
t
3 that ar e ta iki riigi pia c c i r the East
r VM
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hat s:
the iO rig-standing amity
in 9 s b e en ch9 tt cred, ai most bey ord
a blie t o ili ve i r: p e a c e 3 rd S c curit
in G Pr GSS Stati cine nti iur th e se facts i nto corsi derati ori, t t; he w3r that th G Gov er r;m Grit, i S v 3; pc Opl G. As the Gover rif c nt had re. e case fir c, the Tigerg have noŘ a r| their off cr of a unil at crai cease.
3 pt a v c d f or the cort i riu att i or of t; }
h G die stru cti on bɔ ti h t o the famili pe o I'h Gre for c our Party urges 9il pro
organisati ons and parti es in the : re soluti eliy lau n ch 3 mass c 3 mp3i gr)
t o agre e t o a n un conditi orali c G3 Se pre-conditions o
O9. O2. 1991.

ertilisers and p est ici des disruption of transport lly liv e S of people liivi rig in wor is, the restricti on of the i tal it ems , t hi e st e ep ri se ii n u sh es d t h e m23j ority of the p e o pli c verty. Every or G - workers, di privat G sector el pl oye es and ships. Education has be Gn that Schools have bc er, transferred the targets of a crial bombardment. u ch n G G di G d druges 3 radi m:e di ci ne s thc sick a rid the injured are di Spì a cc d p e opic who h9 W e b c come
ardships 'it h out food i et S . io 3 di i ti, o 3i, i t h GS e G at t, 32 i. Gd by a rid, む y-st, 3rvati or 3r e 9 ssir oc i t o al li hu m9 r; p e opti e . ash bet e c r the su Si ing 9 rò l'amil S. 3 i ii c d b c ti gxi e c r; ttt in G t " o C C :{fiu r;i tio i c 3
rcp air. In c. a' G r ) iO ngc I
y ii r t in Girl owar ar € 3 g .
ther says : Whe ri Or; e ti 3 kcs ai i
er c i s m O doubt what Soc vGr t; i at 2i rig is a war 5 gainst the la Tii i G Ct CG the i gGr S offer of 3 i Our C e d t h a t t h Gey na v G withdir a wri -fire. Herce the way h be Gr
3S War whi oh Wi i br i rig marc lic and the who ar G S Si v e , si e r Q cr a t i c f or c e S
ou ritry to bard togeth cr 3 rd to bring pressure or the Government -fir C. and negotiations without

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Kci a ni " 89
in th c morni ng mist weighing heavily on t of the railway bridge u r, t; i ) t; h cy snel i ow and
in the r O Ons
y
whil G - Im G ni Struggli e
Gd a Sph {
On the su n-bak
i r t h G e veni rigs whcn Sodiu en lamps St a ridi : Or, t h G C Ori Cr Gt G
mu nchi r g d ar in c SS ,
KGla ri
having se en two-th ou sa
f
Calm 8 rad majestic.
in Sumn Gr when Sard la di Gn b3rges i r t in e r ai ry mort his wh cri hut S . gir owri , pli a rt 3rd M. Gr. shudd Gr i r th C
Kci a rii calm arid maj est i c . In the se i 9ys to Q Wh Gr, in a ri > Orpses fai t o drift di 9ily on the Kci a ni calm and maj est i c ili izoe t h G Boch i Sat, v a
S e at e di i r mediit sa ti Or) at e very street, ju rict, i
(I remember the words
9 n insurgenti report ed On gn arci Gnt Buddha
during the insurrect i
"You have b e c n se at ed for two th ou sand year it ' s ti me you arise : '
(Translation of a Fami

c iron gird Grs
melt,
alt Streets,
bridge
r
i n Ot
wat er s,
lJy i ris cr"i b edi
Statu G on of April '71).
li ize this
S
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Created Poverty in the Nort war in the Nofth East.
In the Northern part of thi solid for 6 O Rup, e e s a n d a Kil o of S who came from Jaffna iast week tol
He explained the difficulti North crn Province for their daily tro a v elling.
According to him the Govern family a rati orn , t wice a mo rt h ... A 2 1/2 Kili o flour , 1/2 Kill o Dhali , 1 is not suffici Gnt,
li
He grave the pr e sent pri ce Province as follows:
Kilio 3ice
Wh Gc at f our
ti Sugar
Mas oor Dhal). Chiilii es /2 " Br" c a d
" Cori and er
Lit; r c KGr os cre
Di Gisel
" Petr ol.
CO C Oru t oji
Children's Milk Fooi Ca ke of Sunlight bag of cement
bag of Manure
fo ... Co corut;
Killi o Bril rj alı
Carr or
Bears
5O " Fir e Wood

h-East - Result of the
S country, a Kilo of rice is being ugar 65 Rupe Gs , 3 n Ordinary citizen d the "New World".
Gs fa c Gd toy t: h e i?a m)il p Gopl e i r) t h e ne eds and t h c diffi cuiti es in
nc rit is issui ng p cr five memb Gr family is is su cd 5 Kilo ric G, /4 litr c Ker os en e at a t i Inc. that
i st por Gvailling in th G. RNorth Gerra
Rs. 45/- to 6O/- Rs. 252/- to 44O/- Rs. 4-5/- ti o 65 /- Rs. 8O/- to 95/- ros. 105/– to 12O/– Rs. 12/- to 16/- Rs・7ラ/ー t o 9う/ー
Rs.90/- to 140/-
Rs. 1 OO/ — a t o 1 35/— ir S. 44-OO/ - t o 5 OO/ - Rs. SO/- to 140/-
Rs. 95/- to 15O/- Rs. 18/- to 24/- R s. 6OO/— t o 85O/— Rs. 2OOO/- ti o 25 OCU/-
Rs. 55/- to 4O/- Rs. 45/- to 6O/- iRs . 1 OO/— t o 12O/— Rs . 1 OO/— t o 1 2O/— Rs. 15O/- to 175/-
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Ozs. Pest i Cid c
Killi o Fish (Avr . )
Kil o Micat ( Avr . )
tabell cet Parla idi o time charges for private charr, cl i:
id t; i Gr G m.
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Ec further e ai ab O v c pI"i C eS 8s 1i sted but i ay by da pri cc ... T'h c blackmarkct e Gr's 3ro g h 3 vj the sit u at i ori. Some thi riigS i riciu di r. ott av 3 ili a bli e at all i ri Our ar e a . " de at hs had t a izen pli a c e diu e t o u r 2 vai
a ridi star' vati oro .
Contributions fron well wishers soli
E. Çëhambiah 26/74, Wai dy De hi wel a.

Rs. 12O/- to 19 O/- Rs. 80/- to 15O/- Rs. 140/- to 16 O/- Rs. 1/75 to 2/OC rg Rs. 75/- t o 15 O/- (Mie di cal Exp.)
Í Gr Gr! C G i r; t; h G
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l
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tv
y there is
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a n in circa 3 e i r the
re strong ha ri
id s ir mari pulating
g food i tems a rd me di cir G s 3r G
I happ cred to hear that s cme
t
l a bility Of Incdi Call treat ment
cit ed and Day be se nt to: .
a Road,

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Chi na WS. India i n Sri
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h e Chin GSG PrimG Minist Gr in DC cember 1990 left th G pG opl G W fron historic tiles bct vie en t; n G t; W C Rupe es 385 Million nothing signifi But speculation in Colombo circles to Sri Laria to quell t in c forth Ea
Alit hough t h Gr G ar e s p e cui at di sclos G about any military aid th However Chinese Prime Minist er not problem in the North and East by h in not t r e a diing or Rew Delhi t o es. put by a journalist in Sri Lanka, nilitary aid t o Sri Lanka and also is helping Sri Lanka to kill the T because China i s against Indi 3 ' s p
Further Li Peng whi G in Sr relationship with India too. And are making positive at to empts to im r Gport cd that Chir, esc and Indi arı Li building measures including regula: or the Siri o-indi ar bord er .
T'h Grc for e it is c vident Chi is rot somewhat parti cui gr or speci I ridii a 's gcopoliitti c al i nt er est a s s
It; i 8 observGd t; hat t; ing ig mi ast we G k by the Ir di a r. JC c r t r a Go Y Sri Lankar, government's fight agait Iridian Govern M: cnt i s t a ki ng sever al] a ctii vities i n ii'a mill Redu ... I ti i s r have be cn arrested in India.
It is expr: G s sed that aft er vi sit t o Sri La nika bil at er al r el at i gov er rime n t S ar e ta iki ng po Siti ve st c part of Sri Lar za it is confide rat, t et h ni C issu e .
It is understood that both (
With the Peace. Accord 87.

La n kan affairs?
mwando
Li Peng" s visit t p Sri Lanka it h speculati or s b c c au se a part
c ou ritri es and grant of loan of c 3 nt stațiem crit were f Ort h c orning.
was about military assistance St; insurro e c t i Ori .
i ors as usua both si de S di di rioti at China had pledged to Sri Lanka. ed that Sri Lani, a should solve the Grscif. He had be en quit c careful
Li Perg while answering a qu esti on : denied it hat Chi na had pledged a ry i de nied the gll G gati or that Chiria amil mi nority i r; Sri Lanka just osition.
i Lanka said China has a good 9lso it is rot cd Chiri a 3rd Irdia 2 roνε Ir ei a t i ors. It has - b c c r C ad er s h a v c a ger e ed Or; confidi e rice o meetings between lo cal contrari ders
G. Pro C mi er " S v i Si t t o Sri La ri i a
i Radu Gover rime rit n beer dissolved
3S " crnment, as a move ti o support
}st th e ʻE?3 nil !Li. b Grati i Or; Ti!i gclr" s .
actions to suppress Tamil move Tient 'S
'port ed a number Of i'ami i fái i i t; art, s
n di a n F or cigno ili rai st cr Shu kl a " S o ris impro v ed a iot and bot h ps to improv c relations on the hat India will be "neutral" in the
overriments have agre cd to corti Pu e

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Arbitrary Deductions shoul
sum
Mir . S. K. Se rat hi vel . Geri crai Se cre (Left) has cond G mned th G pro c e du r c (Rs. 75/-) monthly from each est at c For the Fc stival advance payment a meth od in his stat e mG nt rel G 3SG di i
"Inst cad of giving 9 salary ir the Stat e , Co-op crative Cor por go vernment has introduced a proced mort hy from cach c stat c w or iker 's advance payment . It is an in just i procedure gov crnment is putti ng mo who ar e u na ble ev e n t o sur vi v G wit, in the press release.
The st at cm Gnt furt, her Says : on c by on c the actions ta izen agai r} { gover rimenti ar G aimGd at su ppressi n
ThG GOV Grnm Gnt Gff Ort S t; O b Indian Origin Tamils to India who of the Siri Ra-Shastri Pact which de 25 pcr cc ritage of memb crc f or a Tir ac Row a procedure of di cuct, rig Rupe e S e stati e worlcr's Sai gry i ri ai va ric G f
ih с ti ni ngs as the above u ride a cti ons w c r c t a ken agai rist t h c Plar recent past.
Sri Lanka Commurist Party (I. est at c w or ikers to be u rit c d with out Suppressive actions b cing ta ker by

i b c withdrawn
a- 44 amamagasiwn Mww-M
w or ircr's wages i r advance nd dc mand Gd to withdraw the a COVG ast week.
i r cr cas e as give ri to thc employe Gs 3 t i or, a rd Priířat e SG ct or , ure of d c du cti, ng Ru pe es Scv cnty Fiv c salary ir, adv arc c for the Fc stival ce be cau se through t n c a bo v c
G burd Gin Gr, the c State workers n the preg Crt Wgge So Furt in Gr st gt ed
" t is very ci e ar. If We se e st the pli grat at i on wor kcrs by the g th GTİ) Soci aily.
3 nish cor; si der a ble 3 M Du rits of
old Indian F assp ort as 'Gsult te med Out dat cd 3rd Ir G qui ring
G Uri Or, to functi Ori i r c stat c. | Sc v cnt y Fi v c mort hy from cach
or the Festival advar. cc payment .
mocratic irjustice a rd su p pressive tation workers (up country Tamils)
cft) ther cf ore call up or all the
ray diff Gre races against; the
3
t, he government .

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K. A. Su brana ni
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" Recent fr Gnds
Delivered by D. Attorney-at-Law
on O9. 12. 1990
Before d e ali ng with th c thank the members of the K. A. S ha ving in vit ed me t o di cili v er thi of the first di cath ar ni v ersary o. i'h e iate Mr. K. A. Su bra manian W and spent almost his entire iife w or iki ng class and - t h e pe as antry of Marxism-Lueni nism. Si r c e he w the struggle for human rights, i. subject of the lecture should be
Coming on to the subjec Question of recent trends in hutn: with the rationale or reasoning growth of national sc curity stat regions, th cre is a groving cort: i'h c scop e for human rights a ctiv th at thcre is a curb on human ri 3ctivists are taken irot o Cust ody ilegislation and ke pt On diet enti ol brought to trial, some are killicc di sapp e arcd in various parts of people still induige in hu na n ri or the rational c behind their col f eith i n the dignity of th e huma th e dignity of the human per sor t not b G born G quali e con omic glly, Of the human person, no one can Polit i c al rights me an li t t le t o G conomic and cultural rights are

am Memorial Lecture
in Human Rights "
W. ABAYAKOON
(Presidcnt Lawyers for Human Rights
& Development) and
(Chairman, Human Rights Committee,
Bar Association of Sri Lanka)
subject itself , I would li ke t o u bramaniam Mić morial Committ GG for
S MGmOrigi Lecture in commemor 9tion f the late Mr. K. A. Su bra manian. as One who st o od for pri n ci pli es
fighting for the cause of the of Sri Lanka , f ollowing thc path as Oric who was most concernicci in t is most appropriate that thc
'Recent Trerids in Human Rights'
;t itself, before I deal with the 3r rights, I would liike to de 3l behind human rights. With the es i ri Asia a s w elii as i r: Ot 'n Gr rol over the lives of peoplc . iti e s b c c domes limit e di . Crne fi rids ght s a ct iinities . Human rights
u nder Nati origi Security
for i Org periods with out being i whili G stili others have
h c world . In Spcit e of alii this , ghts work. What is the r Gas Oring mit me nt . It is b. G. čaus G. We ha ve
pers On. It is b c cause We Want io be rest or cd. All pe o pli e cay »ut with regard t p t h c dignity claim precedence. Givil and ;he poor u niess their social, guarant Ged. It was Justice
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t, h c sc: right; 2 to t; in c p c Opl ic .
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rıt, g , t, h c m:Casti ri mot a bol G of which Filia r Right s A, hi ch wig g r a t iif i cd tlcgf Rations for by two years ago of rial Ovcngrt or Civil gri Political rt in 30 cial Eco riotic grid Cultural 5 Sct Out th G st, andards by which '' 3 Ti Cili e in ',' ç'r, Ic ft. E , through
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in certain countrics, exploitatio i a c k of r c c ogniti on of work donc
det ent i on ct c. Tn the case Of ch in various fieldis li izc child i abo affairs to an extent at least , th to o ad opt ed the Conventi or or the
In de alii rig with human invoiz.cd is thG irit of Hab cas Cor f or pe ople t o compli ai r t h a t t h cir they have made efforts to find th but th cy have be e ri u na ble t o do s ar e a di vi s e di t o fill c an applicati o in the hope of finding out the w: 3 rjod also if possi bol c s e curi n g t h G of Habeas Corpus was thG m Ost f3! It is t h e gir e at Writ of liberty. right . It is the su preme right o history is lost in aritiquity. It ti me of Henry VII. It's use be e 3 me The great object of the firit is t ( individuali before a Court to be de the Writ by which ore scCures the det e nti on . Ti'h e Vourt ex ami ne S, th { dc tained and it crabics onc to sGC iiicgally det ai ned. The illegal e det e riti on or impris or me nt which i s is the basis of the iurisdicti on ( instance of thc subject coronands t inquire S i r t o the cau se s f or his . ili e gality of th c d et e rt i or wini ch ĝ Writ Of Hab cas Corpus. It is a ré It is not t o pu nish previous illi G g from previous ili egal detention.
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This grcat Writ of ii be Law has b c en ad opt ed by our l3 W.
regard to the Writ Of Habeas Corpu applicati or for a Writ of Habeas body of W. A. de Silva. The court power to review by way of the Writ

In f or sex, exploit a ti on in fact ori cs , 3rd ill-t r e a t me rit of women u radi cır - ildren too they are exploit coi ur . It is t o remedy this st, at c of e Unit ed Rat; i Cris Geri er al Assembly
Rights of the Child.
rights a remedy that is constantly pus. It has become fairly common
kith and kin were t aircr) away, G wh Gre 3b outs of the perso n concerri ed o ... U r d er th e se circumsctii ar c e se t n cy
for a Vrit of Habess Corpus 'n creabouts of th G persor concerned rel case of the Corpus. Inc irit nou s Writi iz nown to the English Law.
It is a r ancient and much valu cd
thc subject. Its origin and was used against thc Or own in tac : frequent ir; t in G time of Charlics . 2 se cure the production of the È alt with according to la W. It is
r Gli e a S e for om u ril 3 wful or u nju St. if i a ble
Causes fOr Whi Cn a persor, is :ur e t h G Spc e dy r clease of a person Gt e nti or of the subject , that i S a | incapabi e of i egal justification if the Writ. The Court at the he production of the subject and Po h er det e riti or . It is the i ve s t h e ju'i Gii cti on t o i SSu e a medii ai rhot 53 punitive measure. ality but t o reli Gasc a persor;
rty which was known to the English Oric of the e arii est cascs with S ir, ou I country was th G orpus for thc production of the
was of the vicw that it had full Of Habe 3s Corpus thG legality
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of a for est S a ri di di et e riti Or S u ni er t h c
la W. But wn en Marti al 3w i S d e Ci: authoritics in the cxcrcisc of th ci longer justi ciable . In this cas e K refused the applic 9ti or for 3 Writ in 1915. It would however b G int cr of this Writ even at a time when &
known th cri, was a British colony by Br a cegirdl e ca Se . This WaS t7) or c thr W. A. di G Silva c2 Se, i c Brac e girc Bracc girdile was ar. Ergiish boror: Bri certair vi e WS or the Social 3rd p o)
Gyìon, Which Were sorc what di Stast
hG GOver r, Or purp Ort irg t; O 2 Ct. und C Cou ri cild of 1 896 a s amic nəsi c d hey an Or. or Bir a c e girdil e ar for der II e qui ri r g h ti i Me . Bro a c e girdi G di d r ) t comply w by a poli oc officer act i rig Or the C Gen cral of Polic G which Wgs is su cd
Governor , which in adaiti on t o auth the Foli CC Officer exc 2ut i rig the Dr boaro ary ship proceeding fir otu) Ceyli pi a cG of L'esid Gnc e before h e cgnc t for a Writ of Ha b c as Corpți S "A; as M 3d behalf of Bra C G girdi G. The Deputy produc cd Brac cgirci le b ef Or e Court .
pr si Gr i ri Council u nder which the 3r bc cri made could have be cri brought i n9tion al security - is li kciy t o be i
c
a ctivity such as war for exit en Si v e t; Ooix tin G wil GWS Եhat tih G GoW Gro rj, Oro " S
W3S not 3b Sout G but coud b e GXGc
corditions. The bench which c or Sis Sir Sidncy Abrahams, Justice Pia art C the view that thc Court was entiti G
ti h c corditi ons , which "must b c sati s
t. O 9 n eX G cut i. W c Offic Ger C a n b e Gixer The Court further held that the Gov
with out aut hority and that the ar r c

: ordinary raval and military 3r ed the act s of t in e mi li tgery ir mart i al l a w powers ser c n o
Xhi cf Ju St, i c e Wood Rent or
Of Ha be a S Corpus. his was Gsting t; O rot; G thG eff Gctiv Grie SS Sri Lanka or Ceylon as it was f cxa ni ni ng t h G well known an t wenty years 2.ft er the il e casG was decidco in 1937.
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wGre illegal. This is an irdi c Writ of Habeas Corpus at that ti the case of Ras ammah VS. Maj or G took the vicw that where a prime petiti on er i n an applicati on f or no mandatory requirc Enert that th be wir origifu iliy d et ai red Should i n Court of Appeal or the most conv before pro cG e ding to inquire i riti ih e Court of App Gali has a Wici e di at which the body of the person :
`Wh e r c o risi d cr i rag t; h c hu ma rny rights , i t ii s s one wh att r e Áirit of liberty has be er made i ri e po c opl e are fright c ned to Q mia kc us c available to them du e t o extra lic Tilh er e ha v e b c e r s ev er ai i rist 3 rice : tô Court due to thrcats being hel
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what the cors G du Gnc GS WO whij ch i s av aii a b G i. S ma di c. S om Gwžn neth ods b cing ad opt cd. sh Gr disa i ristil, ed i r t h e mir; dig of the pe o in effective .
Under our Constitutio fundamental rights. Ther e 9rc Sc l'h e fir e ed om of spe e ch a ridi express tin e ir e ed on of associatior, the i u ri o r , t h e right root t o be di scrii religior, cast e ct c., the righ onc's arr cst when a pers or is arr and equa i protection under the la fu ridamental rights that arc guara placed only as laid down in Artic arc important fundamental rights to e njoy fir e Gly. If however extra f car in th c. minds of the p cople t the se rights , t h e n t h e righ t s t h e i

iti on of the stre rigth of the c. In rc cert times however in in Gral Per era , the Supreme Court faci e case is ma di G out by the a Writ of Habeas Corpus th cre is
body of the person alic gcd to ev cry case br brought before the nient Court of first instance
th e legality of the di G t e rat i Ori . Scir et i On t o d et er ni r e the St a ge a Ouid be produced.
questi. On of recent tre radi s in r ett a b c t o not c t hat this gr e at ffcctiv c du c t o the fact that
Of th c - remcdics that 3 G gali threats being held out to the 'n. wn er G pe 9gi e were reiu ct art to go out to them. In other irst a rices th their applicati crs rot in o Wi rig Pais is where a great i egal re me dy 3t i ricffectiv C 0/ Gxtra i c gal ppc a rancGs be corric common f car is
pli G to mia kc le gali retfie di e S
: Or, the f - ?eed on to form and j oir a trade Oirat ed or grou rds of l'3 ce, sex, bc informed of the reas or for St e di cquaility bci or c the law i . Ti'h es e aro e s omc of the it e Gd .. E?h c li mi t 23t i Oris couli odi bo e c 15 of thc Corstituti or . . Thc Sc hich the people should bc abic l egali mct n odis 9 re us cd t o i rost ili
pr event the m from Gxerci sing Selves bG come i 1 effective.
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Thc sc arc some of thc danger ous tre in the fi eld of human rights.
The bill contai ni ng th c Constitution cnvisages certain usef ch ar gG i s t o er a bli e 3 p. e II S. or: Yoših ose to make an application for r clief t four months of the infring cinert 3rd has beer, shut out due to the fact t court within the one mort h period. fact that their fundamental rights t; i me tin G Cor, Suit lG gal. Og i ri Or, Orie wh Gr p2p Grs hgV G tto : b c Iii ed i r: 3 has all Gady passed when they arc Sh right to i rifornation i r clu dici, but of i rit er por et a ti for by t h c Court; S a S The right, t; o r cm 3 in si i Grit is grot; h i ritr odu ccd ... Tith cr G 9r c 3 is o certa helpful from thc point of vict of t by a p er's on ar r est ed i r t h c p r e S e r c admissiblic in Court . Even thou gen s iri th G gr Gs crice of ar, Att or r) Gy-at-L per Jit such a st 3te Ment t, o be ad Tit bc ar, incxperienccd Attor rcy who ma, being admitt Gd, or it couid b e a S immediat cily aft er ar rcst . Ti'hi S cou very valuablic presumption of inno Of ar a c cu sed per s or . Tilh es e ar e di a t o very valu a bli e pre sumpt i Ons . Ário is the right to lif G waich is very Gxer ci se of th e right to life, cond with the proper respect for the hum: it may not be very cff cctive. If ti is not recognized, the right tö lif
The dangerous trends in t in many parts of the world in recent invasion of Panama by the United Sta independence and the right to self-c Panama. The Unit Gd Stat GS (military

nds fou rodi i n r c c e rit times
Sc v e r t e e r t h a mecrdımı crat : Şt o th c ul changes. A very important
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riot o r c morth . Ma ni a pe ctiti Orier
hat he higs riot, conc before
liost pe ople Q ir e r: ott a Way 3r G of thc
have b c cri i r fri rged. By the
til Ort h i S el 2: St a b ou, ü, t o , 3 SS , hurry , or t ne one north peri od ut cut . h c r e i S ali so th G -
ti ini s may h a v G t o b c t in e su bij e ct t; to what i rif Orm 3 ti i or; i S .
Gr uscifuli right which is to bG
ame rid merts which mely r; ott be he Subject . à St gt e's Grit trad C c of ar, at t or ricy-at-i aw will be uch a state ment II:ay be nad c a W, it is v Gry d griger ou s t o t c d as a ger Grali ruli e . . It cou y not r e alii ze the di aners of i tat Grent m3 de urder pressure li di ma like Seri Ou S i rar o ad s t o t h c
cenc G that exists in favour
nger 9u s t r e ridis ta iki rig i nr o 3 d s G her arte ndimer: t t hat is cr; vi saged desirabl c. But for the proper iti ons Of pe 3 ce should exist an personality. Oth crwise hc dignity of the human person I would be Mcar i rigl css on paper.
c ficld of human rights exist
times. iThere was the military at es violat, i ng the sover ei grity t et crimi rhat i orh of t h c p G o pli c of
int Gr verti On a rhd a cti Oris in
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Parama und Er the prétext of wagi threat and a continui ng basis f o Latin America and the Caribbean of human rights and tradi e u ni on El Salvad or , Columbia and Sud an The I.L. O. has shown much concer unionists who were captured and di s a p p e ar a n c es in El Salvad or . p e o pli e who w cr e f or ci.biy t a ire n f by J3pan e SG imp Grialism Wh Gn Kor J a para a ridi t h eiro de S c e rid a rit s , n o w are born and growing among their gov crnment should amend the disc: t o abolish the firger pri rat i ng S
t o carri or gli e n registr3 t
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r;
g
att itu die toward the Korean resid
3
fu rdamentali human right S. in e vi oli ations in the Philippi res i ri ady o cat es inclusive of human rigi c or cern. The pres Gracc of U.S. m.
is 9 matter t o be cond emr. ed. Ëh
:Ո r csui ti ng from the presence of t ; of thG GGn GV3 Conventions by the South eban on ar e ais o S OMG of t i of hu mae ra right s ... fih esse a' e some da ragger ou s t r e rids i ri tin e f i Glid of f e w i ristances corsi derirg tin e, gli
Eh e huma n right S orgarh: ahead of th Gim in developing an ai amora g th c p ec opl e , a nd aii S fo m9 ki rh. of others. It is ess criti ai t hat rights of oth ers , which i r; t u rn b cing I e spect ed. Cne has to rec person and wor ik t o war d s t h c d e v c. in this fi Gild that hu mari right a
rol e .

ng a "War on drugs" poses a r illi e gali i r t er v e riti ons i r t o c G gi on . The gir os S i rifiri nge mcrits right s ii r count ries li ire 3re matt Crs of much concern.
n o v Gr t h e rh u mb er of trad G
gh G increasing ru Inber of
ri Japan t h er e Wy er e 7 OO , CO O Kore a ris , Dr for c e di li a b our or miliit ar y ser vi c c 3 a Wa s u rd Gr tih G c {oli O rni. 9li ru. e of the third ard fourth gerer atti ons dcsc cnd ant s. The Japan es e rimi n a t ory :" Ali er. Regist r a t i ora La w" stem, the systen of the obligati or: 3rd, and give up its discriminator;
guar artec ti h con
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humar) I'i gat S
Grts in Japar a rid
l 3 rmii. rig ii r cr case
cil u di rig th e krii ii rig of hi u ma ri right s nts lawy crs i s a matter of much
ilitary bases in the Philippines 3 tragi c si t u at i o rn i n vyprus ne Turkish ÄrTy gnd the vioistions
Israeli Occu pati or i orces i n c matt crs r c sulting in violatio is of th G 13 r; 8re 2 s Wi, Gr € t in GrG 8rc humar, right S. The se grc just 2
) b ai si tu at i ori.
is at i ons have a co rij Sid c ra bli G t as i var er: ess C f t in e b a si c human right S 2 people r c spect t; ne numan rights
p e Opi e Sh Qu G s p G C t t h e hu Tarn
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In final cor cu Si on I w { committee for hav ing giver me t; he first memorial li e cture ii r memory c in the cause of the working class stru gei Ge f or huma ri right s ... i'h e lia: oric who s t o od fir tilly by his cor vi c the ID. Eis was a great Strugglic or
f ollowing the principles of 'arxis
The next ISSue of "NEW V it es and GSSgy's regardi rig the 2nd Communist Party (Left). to be hcld

uid li ke t o than k th c mcmorial pli ca sur e of d cliv cring this f or G wh Q S pe rat his i i.f e and the peasantry in their t c Mr. K. A. Subr a na ni am was tions and rev. Gr compromised behalf of the di o writ roddi en ,
n-Leni riism.
CRLDo Will carry Speciali ne WS,
National Congress of Sri Lanka sh Orctiy.