Posts Tagged ‘News’
UTSC TSA: Screening Screening “Killing Fields: Warcrimes Unpunished” March 14th, 2012By Editor - March 14th, 2012 |
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Join us in Room IC220 on Thursday March 15th between 5:30-7:30 to view this new documentary further revealing the various war crimes that have been committed. |
YUTSA: Screening “Killing Fields: Warcrimes Unpunished”By Editor - March 13th, 2012 |
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Written by: York University Tamil Student’s Association (YUTSA) YUTSA will be Screening Killing Fields at York University on March 16th at 06:00PM. Updates regarding the event will follow soon. Visit the Facebook Event Page for more details. |
Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields – War Crimes UnpunishedBy Editor - March 13th, 2012 |
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Written by: Human Rights Advocacy Council In the coming days, the Human Rights Advocacy Council of CTYA would like to hear your comments on the documentary after its release. We would like to publish some of these comments to show the strong unified call of youth all across Canada for the justice of our Tamil people. |
One Match – Bone Marrow Donor DriveBy Editor - March 10th, 2012 |
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A 22 years old male diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is currently looking for a bone-marrow donor. For confidentiality reasons, no identifying information is exchanged between donor and recipient for at least a year, therefore, further details of the recipient are not provided. Anyone from a South Asian descent who is between 17-50 years old and in generally good health is asked to get a swab test done to identify if they are the right match. |
Daylight Saving Time – Set your clocks ahead one hour!By Editor - March 10th, 2012 |
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It’s that time of year again. Yes, the dreaded “Spring Forward” Don’t forget that at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, it’s time to set your clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Saving Time – you’ll lose one hour of precious sleep, but you’ll trade it for an hour of extra sunlight! |
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Statement UN Human Rights Council General DebateBy Editor - March 9th, 2012 |
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Written by: Human Rights Advocacy Council of CTYA Human Rights Watch (HRW) Made a Strong Statement on Sri Lanka on March 5th 2012 at the UN Human Rights Council General Debate. The High Commissioner at the UN Human Rights Conference noted that the report of the Sri Lanka Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission falls short of the comprehensive accountability process recommended by the Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts and encouraged the Council to consider the matter. |
Tamil youth, Maneesa Sotheeswaran works to empower girlsBy Editor - March 8th, 2012 |
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Tamil youth have been actively involved in shaping their communities for the better. A 16-year old Tamil youth, Maneesa Sotheeswaran, has been working with “Because I am a Girl” Campaign to empower and advocate for girls. Because I am a Girl is a global campaign that seeks to empower women in the developing world and help secure brighter futures for girls and women. |
Tamil Woman in Canadian Parliament Advocates for Canadian WomenBy Editor - March 8th, 2012 |
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Tamil Member of Parliament for Rouge River, Rathika Sitsabaiesan addresses Parliament and advocates for greater rights for women in Canada! |
Happy International Women’s Day!By Editor - March 8th, 2012 |
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Written by: CTYA Blogs Team & Human Rights Advocacy Council As we celebrate the amazing women around us, and the brave courageous women who have paved the way for the liberties women enjoy freely today, we must also accept our responsibility to further women’s rights. Women’s rights are human rights, and the rights we women have today came at harsh prices. |
UNHRC Meeting’s Importance for TamilsBy Editor - March 4th, 2012 |
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Written by: Thebana Gnanakrishnan As the 19th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting commenced, many of us wonder what this meeting will mean for Tamils. It will be nearly three years since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka and no genuine political solution for Tamils has been implemented by the President. |
