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Livestock for farmers in war-affected communities OTI grantee HOPE Sri Lanka in Ampara is providing cows and chicks for fifty war-affected Muslim and Sinhala communities in the area. The farmers will use the new livestock to increase household incomes. The first…

COLOMBO, July 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government said on Thursday it was doing everything it could to restart talks with Tamil Tiger rebels on ending a civil war, but complained there was no matching commitment by the guerrillas. Cabinet…

Norwegian peace envoy Vidar Helgesen says he is concerned that an upsurge in violence is jeopardising Sri Lanka's shaky peace process. After three days of talks Mr Helgesen says the Sri Lankan government and the rebel Tamil Tigers are too…

In Brief Appeal No. 01.60/2004; Programme Update no. 1, Period covered: January to June, 2004; Appeal coverage: 78.5 %; Outstanding needs: CHF 210,36. Appeal target: CHF 979, 189 (USD 734, 392 or EUR 626, 681) Related Emergency or Annual Appeals: N/A Programme summary: In…

Colombo (dpa) - Norwegian deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen Wednesday expressed concern over lack of progress in the peace process aimed at ending Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict. Talks between rebels and the government could not resume in the near future,…

(New York, July 28, 2004) -- A spate of killings between factions of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) threatens Sri Lanka's ceasefire, Human Rights Watch warned today. More than a dozen people have been murdered over…

Sri Lanka's rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have told Norway that any resumption of negotiations with the government must be based on their proposal for regional autonomy. In talks with Norway's deputy foreign minister Vidar Helgesen the LTTE also…

By Lindsay Beck COLOMBO, July 27 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan government denied on Tuesday that a military officer was killed along with seven supporters of a breakaway Tamil rebel faction in a weekend attack. The eight were killed on Sunday…

(London, July 26, 2004) -- Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch today expressed their serious concern at the spate of unlawful killings in and around Batticaloa since a faction led by former LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) eastern…

By Lindsay Beck COLOMBO, July 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government condemned on Monday the weekend killing of eight people thought to be supporters of a breakaway rebel group, saying the violence made it harder to restart peace talks with…