Asia

Many cannot celebrate Sri Lankan Independence Day

Written 07/02/2012

A letter by MAPW Vice-President Dr Sue Wareham was published in The Canberra Times on 6 February 2012. It responded to an advertising feature placed in the newspaper at the time of Sri Lankan Independence Day.

Sue Wareham: Letter to "Canberra Times" 6 February 2012

Written 07/02/2012

This letter was written to The Canberra Times by MAPW's Dr Sue Wareham following an advertising feature placed in that newspaper by the government of Sri Lanka on the occasion of Sri Lankan Independence Day.

Many cannot celebrate Sri Lanka.pdf

Agent Orange Justice

Link Added 15/11/2011

Agent Orange Justice is the Australian arm of an international campaign whose objective is to force the United States government and US chemical companies take responsibility for the ongoing problems caused by the use of chemical weapons, includin dioxin, in Vietnam between 1961 and 1971.

MAPW urges Australia, CHOGM, to act on Sri Lanka human rights

Written 26/10/2011

MAPW has written to the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, urging that the Government request CHOGM to demand that the Government of Sri Lanka allow an independent and transparent inquiry into allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other human rights violations. We have proposed that Australia support sanctions from CHOGM, against Sri Lanka, if this does not occur:

Sri Lanka: Canberra Times features MAPW letter

Written 13/07/2011

(Published Monday 11 July 2011) Dear Editor, On Monday this week the ABC’s Four Corners program broadcast distressing and compelling footage that strongly supports allegations of war crimes having been committed, by both sides but primarily by government forces, during the appalling conflict in Sri Lanka in 2009.

MAPW calls for Sri Lanka war crimes investigation

Written 05/07/2011

MEDICAL GROUP CALLS FOR WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATIONS IN SRI LANKA

MAPW has urged the Australian government to push strongly for independent international investigations into war crimes suspected of having been committed in the final stages of the war in Sri Lanka in 2009.

"Sounds of silence" exhibition

Event Date:

Wed, 15/06/2011 - 12:00 - 14:00

Location:

Canberra

What is the real situation in Sri Lanka?

The Australian Tamil Congress presents photographs by Shelley Morris, a Melbourne based documentary photographer who visited Northern Sri Lanka in 2010.

MAPW fact sheet : Drones and robotic warfare. March 2011.

Written 05/04/2011

Drones are UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, which carry missiles and are controlled remotely. They are widely deployed in Afghanistan and have recently been used in the aerial bombardment of Lybia. This fact sheet outlines the various concerns which surround the use of robots in warfare.

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MAPW drones fact sheet 2011.pdf

North Korea Nuclear Hypocrisy

Written 06/12/2010

MAPW member Michelle Fahy has this letter published in the Canberra Times on 1 December 2010:

MAPW analysis: Afghanistan election policies, 5 August 2010

Written 05/08/2010

Australia’s biggest current defence deployment is to Afghanistan. Yet in early August 2010, neither of the two major political parties in Australia had released their official foreign affairs policies, or made any clear statement regarding Australia’s military contribution in Afghanistan and our future involvement in the Afghanistan war.

2010-08-05_Party-policies-summary&sources.pdf