University Teachers for Human Rights
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For the figure in Norse mythology, see Urðr
The University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) or UTHR(J) was formed in 1988 at the University of Jaffna
, Jaffna
in Sri Lanka
as part of the national organization University Teachers for Human Rights. Its public activities as a constituent part of university life came to a standstill following the assassination of Dr. Rajani Thiranagama, a key founding member, September 21, 1989 by the rebel group LTTE.
During the course of 1990 the others who identified openly with the UTHR(J) were forced to leave Jaffna such as its current head Prof. Rajan Hoole
.
It functions as an organization upholding the founding spirit of the UTHR(J) with it original aims: to challenge the external and internal terror engulfing the Sri Lankan Tamil community as a whole through making the perpetrators accountable, and to create space for humanizing the social & political spheres relating to the life of our community.
The UTHR(J) no longer functioning in the University of Jaffna. However it regularly releases reports documenting human rights abuses in Sri Lanka.
Urðr
Urðr is one of the Norns in Norse mythology. Along with Verðandi and Skuld , Urðr makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people...
The University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) or UTHR(J) was formed in 1988 at the University of Jaffna
University of Jaffna
Jaffna University is a public university in the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.- Overview :Jaffna University has four campuses; Thirunelveli, Marathanamadam, Kaithady and Vavuniya...
, Jaffna
Jaffna
Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
as part of the national organization University Teachers for Human Rights. Its public activities as a constituent part of university life came to a standstill following the assassination of Dr. Rajani Thiranagama, a key founding member, September 21, 1989 by the rebel group LTTE.
During the course of 1990 the others who identified openly with the UTHR(J) were forced to leave Jaffna such as its current head Prof. Rajan Hoole
Rajan Hoole
Michael Richard Ratnarajan Hoole known as Rajan Hoole is a Tamil Human Rights activist and a co founder, along with the late Ranjani Thiranagama, of University Teachers for Human Rights, Jaffna branch, while affiliated to the Department of Mathematics, University of Jaffna. He is the eldest son of...
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It functions as an organization upholding the founding spirit of the UTHR(J) with it original aims: to challenge the external and internal terror engulfing the Sri Lankan Tamil community as a whole through making the perpetrators accountable, and to create space for humanizing the social & political spheres relating to the life of our community.
The UTHR(J) no longer functioning in the University of Jaffna. However it regularly releases reports documenting human rights abuses in Sri Lanka.