NESOHR
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The NorthEast Secretariat on Human Rights (NESOHR) was established as part of the Norway facilitated peace process to improve human rights in North East of Sri Lanka on July 9, 2004, in Kilinochchi
.
Due to the one sided reporting of alleged government atrocities only, the credibility of NESOHR in human rights circles was quite low and it was not perceived as trustworthy or reliable organisation http://www.thebottomline.lk/2008/04/23/DBS%20COLL.htm.
Joseph Pararajasingham
, a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament, and Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru
, a former member of Sri Lankan Parliament, were founding members of NESOHR. Both were later assassinated, allegedly by para-military members.
Father M. X. Karunaratnam
was Chairperson of the organization until his assassination on April 20, 2008. . In a press release, NESOHR condemned, "in the strongest possible terms," "the Sri Lankan State" for his death.
NESOHR has been cited by the BBC
and Amnesty International
, as well as Sri Lankan newspapers.
In addition to reporting on human rights, NESOHR has also formed an informal partnership with the Association of Humanitarian Lawyers to discuss the application of international humanitarian law to Sri Lanka's armed conflict.
Kilinochchi
Kilinochchi is a city in the Kilinochchi District, part of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road some south-east of Jaffna...
.
Due to the one sided reporting of alleged government atrocities only, the credibility of NESOHR in human rights circles was quite low and it was not perceived as trustworthy or reliable organisation http://www.thebottomline.lk/2008/04/23/DBS%20COLL.htm.
Joseph Pararajasingham
Joseph Pararajasingham
Joseph Pararajasingham was a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament and a poet who was known for his pro-Tamil Tiger views and advocacy of human rights...
, a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament, and Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru
Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru
Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru was a founder member of the pro-LTTE NESHOR and he was also a former Member of Parliament of the pro LTTE Tamil National Alliance in the Sri Lankan Parliament elected from Amparai in Eastern Sri Lanka. His father Ariyanayagam was also a member of the Sri Lankan...
, a former member of Sri Lankan Parliament, were founding members of NESOHR. Both were later assassinated, allegedly by para-military members.
Father M. X. Karunaratnam
M. X. Karunaratnam
Reverend Father Mariampillai Xavier Karunaratnam was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil, Roman Catholic parish priest and a human rights activist. He was the Chairperson of the pro-LTTE NESHOR and was killed on 20 April 2008 allegedly by a Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lankan Army .He had been...
was Chairperson of the organization until his assassination on April 20, 2008. . In a press release, NESOHR condemned, "in the strongest possible terms," "the Sri Lankan State" for his death.
NESOHR has been cited by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
, as well as Sri Lankan newspapers.
In addition to reporting on human rights, NESOHR has also formed an informal partnership with the Association of Humanitarian Lawyers to discuss the application of international humanitarian law to Sri Lanka's armed conflict.