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Kumar Ponnambalam, the Glossary

Gaasinather Gangaser Ponnambalam (காசிநாதர் காங்கேசர் பொன்னம்பலம்: 12 August 1938 – 5 January 2000; known as Kumar Ponnambalam) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.^[1]

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All Ceylon Tamil Congress politicians
Assassinated Sri Lankan activists
Assassinated Sri Lankan politicians
Candidates in the 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election
Maamanithar
Politicians assassinated in 2000
Ponnambalam family
Sri Lankan Tamil activists
Sri Lankan terrorism victims
Terrorism deaths in Sri Lanka

Affidavit

An italic (Medieval Latin for "he has declared under oath") is a written statement voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation which is administered by a person who is authorized to do so by law.

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All Ceylon Tamil Congress

All Ceylon Tamil Congress (அகில இலங்கைத் தமிழ்க் காங்கிரஸ்), is the oldest Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.

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Anuruddha Ratwatte

General Anuruddha Leuke Ratwatte (14 July 1938 – 24 November 2011), frequently referred to as Anuruddha Ratwatte, was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician.

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Assassination

Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important.

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Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited

Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), also known as Lake House.

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Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Browning Hi-Power

The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and.40 S&W calibers.

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Call to the bar

The call to the bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received "call to the bar".

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Ceylon Workers' Congress

The Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) (translit; ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්‍රසය Lanka Kamkaru Kongrasaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Sri Lankan Tamils of Indian origin working in the plantation sector of the economy.

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Chandrika Kumaratunga

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග; சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 June 1945), commonly referred to by her initials CBK, is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fourth executive president of Sri Lanka, from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. Kumar Ponnambalam and Chandrika Kumaratunga are people from British Ceylon and people from Colombo.

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Chemmani mass graves investigation

In 1998, allegations of mass graves at Chemmani were made by a Sri Lankan soldier on trial for rape and murder.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population.

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Colombo Central Bank bombing

The Central Bank bombing was one of the deadliest attacks carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the separatist civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and the Tamil Tigers.

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Colombo Electoral District

Colombo Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka.

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Contract killing

Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people.

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Cousin

A cousin is a relative that is the child of a parent's sibling; this is more specifically referred to as a first cousin.

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Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Daily Mirror is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers.

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Daily News (Sri Lanka)

The Daily News is an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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Dominion of Ceylon

CeylonThe Sri Lanka Independence Act 1947 uses the name "Ceylon" for the new dominion; nowhere does that Act use the term "Dominion of Ceylon", which although sometimes used was not the official name.

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Eelam People's Democratic Party

The Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) is a political party and a pro-government paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka.

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Epitaph

An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person.

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European Parliament

The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions.

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G. G. Ponnambalam

Ganapathipillai Gangaser Ponnambalam (கணபதி காங்கேசர் பொன்னம்பலம்; 8 November 1901 – 9 February 1977) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and cabinet minister. Kumar Ponnambalam and G. G. Ponnambalam are all Ceylon Tamil Congress politicians, Ceylonese advocates, members of Lincoln's Inn, people from British Ceylon, Ponnambalam family, Sri Lankan Hindus, Sri Lankan Tamil people, Sri Lankan lawyers and Tamil politicians.

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Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam

Gajendrakumar Gangaser Ponnambalam (translit; born 16 January 1974) is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament. Kumar Ponnambalam and Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam are all Ceylon Tamil Congress politicians, members of Lincoln's Inn, Ponnambalam family, Sri Lankan Hindus, Sri Lankan Tamil people, Sri Lankan lawyers and Tamil politicians.

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Gangster

A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang.

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Government of Sri Lanka

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Śrī Lankā Rajaya; இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution.

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Hector Kobbekaduwa

Hector Senarath Rajakaruna Bandara Kobbekaduwa (29 August 1916 – 17 September 1983) was a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. Kumar Ponnambalam and Hector Kobbekaduwa are Candidates in the 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election, Ceylonese advocates and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Human rights in Sri Lanka

Human rights in Sri Lanka provides for fundamental rights in the country.

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Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி, ඉලංගෙයි තමිළ් අරසු කච්චි; ITAK) is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country.

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Independent politician

An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

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J. R. Jayewardene

Junius Richard Jayewardene (ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන; ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as J.R., was a Sri Lankan lawyer, Public official and a stateman who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the second President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989. Kumar Ponnambalam and J. R. Jayewardene are Candidates in the 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election, people from British Ceylon, people from Colombo and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Jaffna Electoral District

Jaffna Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka.

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Jaffna Electoral District (1947–1989)

Jaffna Electoral District was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989.

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King's College London

King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England.

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Krishanti Kumaraswamy

Krishanti Kumaraswamy (கிருஷாந்தி குமாரசுவாமி), also spelled Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, was a Tamil woman in Sri Lanka who was raped and murdered on 7 September 1996 by six Sri Lankan Army soldiers; the effort to bring her assailants to justice became a cause célèbre as a part of the protest against atrocities committed by the Sri Lankan Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Kumar Ponnambalam and Krishanti Kumaraswamy are Sri Lankan Hindus and Sri Lankan Tamil people.

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Legal case

A legal case is in a general sense a dispute between opposing parties which may be resolved by a court, or by some equivalent legal process.

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; translit, translit; also known as the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant organization that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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Lincoln's Inn

The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar.

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List of assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War

During the Sri Lankan Civil War militant groups, paramilitary groups and government security forces were accused of assassinating many public figures on suspicion of being sympathizers or informants, in retaliation for killings and attacks, to eliminate competition from rival groups, or to stifle dissent.

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Maamanithar

Maamanithar or Maamanithan (மாமனிதர் Māmaṉitar; great human being or supremely great man) was an honour awarded by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka.

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Mafia

"Mafia" is an informal term that is used to describe criminal organizations that bear a strong similarity to the organized crime groups from Italy.

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Mahendra Ratwatte

Mahendra Ratwatte was a Sri Lankan politician and former Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015.

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Manifesto

A manifesto is a written declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party, or government.

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Master of Arts

A Master of Arts (Magister Artium or Artium Magister; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries.

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Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz, commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926.

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Moratuwa

Moratuwa (මොරටුව) is a large municipality in Sri Lanka, on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.

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New York Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the judiciary of New York.

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Nissan Serena

The is a minivan manufactured by Nissan, joining the slightly larger Vanette.

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Officer in charge (police)

The officer in charge (OIC) is the gazetted officer in command of a police station in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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Open letter

An open letter is a letter that is intended to be read by a wide audience, or a letter intended for an individual, but that is nonetheless widely distributed intentionally.

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Paramilitary

A paramilitary is a military that is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces.

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Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் Ilaṅkai nāṭāḷumaṉṟam) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.

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Practice of law

In its most general sense, the practice of law involves giving legal advice to clients, drafting legal documents for clients, and representing clients in legal negotiations and court proceedings such as lawsuits, and is applied to the professional services of a lawyer or attorney at law, barrister, solicitor, or civil law notary.

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President of Sri Lanka

The president of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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Prevention of Terrorism Act (Sri Lanka)

The Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1978 is a law in Sri Lanka.

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Prime Minister's Office (Sri Lanka)

The Prime Minister's Office is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka.

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Pro bono

Pro bono publico ('for the public good'), usually shortened to pro bono, is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment.

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Quisling

Quisling is a term used in Scandinavian languages and in English to mean a citizen or politician of an occupied country who collaborates with an enemy occupying force – or more generally as a synonym for traitor or collaborator.

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Rickshaw

Rickshaw originally denoted a pulled rickshaw, which is a two- or three-wheeled cart generally pulled by one person carrying one passenger.

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Royal College, Colombo

Royal College, Colombo (රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය, ரோயல் கல்லூரி also known as; Royal Colombo, Colombo Royal College or Colombo Royal) is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Separatism

Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, regional, governmental, or gender separation from the larger group.

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Silencer (firearms)

A silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm or airgun) is discharged, thereby reducing the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and jump, by modulating the speed and pressure of the propellant gas released from the muzzle.

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Sinhala language

Sinhala (Sinhala: සිංහල), sometimes called Sinhalese, is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million.

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Sinhalese people

The Sinhalese people (Sinhala Janathāva), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka.

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician. Kumar Ponnambalam and Sirimavo Bandaranaike are people from British Ceylon.

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Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War (śrī laṁkāvē sivil yuddhaya; Ilaṅkai uḷnāṭṭup pōr) was a civil war fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009.

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Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups

Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups rose to prominence in the 1970s to fight the state of Sri Lanka in order to create an independent Tamil Eelam in the north of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism

Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism is the conviction of the Sri Lankan Tamil people, a minority ethnic group in the South Asian island country of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon), that they have the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community.

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Sri Lankan Tamils

Sri Lankan Tamils, also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Kumar Ponnambalam and Sri Lankan Tamils are Sri Lankan Tamil people.

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St. Patrick's College, Jaffna

St Patrick's College (SPC) (புனித பத்திரிசியார் கல்லூரி Punitha Pattiriciyār Kallūri) is a private school in Gurunagar, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

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State of emergency

A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens.

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Superintendent of police (India)

The Superintendent of Police (SP) is a rank in Indian police forces held by an officer who serves as the head of a rural police district.

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Tamil Guardian

Tamil Guardian is an online, English language news site based in London.

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Tamil Times

The Tamil Times was an English language British monthly news magazine focusing on Sri Lankan Tamil issues.

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Tamil United Liberation Front

The Tamil United Liberation Front (translit, translit) is a political party in Sri Lanka.

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TamilNet

TamilNet is an online newspaper that provides news and feature articles on current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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The Island (Sri Lanka)

The Island is a daily English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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The Nation (Sri Lanka)

The Nation is a weekly English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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The Sunday Leader

The Sunday Leader was an English-language Sri Lankan weekly newspaper published by Leader Publications (Private) Limited.

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The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers.

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United Nations Commission on Human Rights

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England.

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University Teachers for Human Rights

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.

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V. Yogeswaran

Vettivelu Yogeswaran (வெற்றிவேலு யோகேஸ்வரன்; 5 February 1934 – 13 July 1989) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament. Kumar Ponnambalam and V. Yogeswaran are Assassinated Sri Lankan politicians, Ceylonese advocates, people from British Ceylon, people killed during the Sri Lankan Civil War, Sri Lankan Hindus, Sri Lankan Tamil people, Sri Lankan lawyers and Tamil politicians.

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