{"id":102896,"date":"2013-08-31T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T06:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=102896"},"modified":"2013-09-05T18:45:58","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T13:15:58","slug":"live-twitter-updates-navi-pillay-press-briefing-ltte-is-murderous-organization-no-doubt-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/live-twitter-updates-navi-pillay-press-briefing-ltte-is-murderous-organization-no-doubt-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Twitter Updates Navi Pillay Press Briefing: LTTE Is Murderous Organization No Doubt About It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twitter coverage of the press briefing by visiting UN Human Rights Envoy\u00a0Navanethem Pillay<\/a><\/span>. We are updating every 4 minutes;<\/p>\n

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Tharaka Basnayaka<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>Tharaka<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

Monks who claimed would protest & block #<\/s>Navi<\/strong><\/strong><\/a> #<\/s>Pillai<\/strong><\/a> arrival at #<\/s>UN<\/strong><\/a> office #<\/s>Colombo<\/strong><\/a> haven’t turned up yet! #<\/s>Srilanka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Tharaka Basnayaka<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>Tharaka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Atmosphere very calm infront #<\/s>UN<\/strong><\/a> office #<\/s>Colombo<\/strong><\/a> #<\/s>Srilanka<\/strong><\/a>. Expecting #<\/s>Navi<\/strong><\/strong><\/a> #<\/s>Pillai<\/strong><\/a> arrival #<\/s>Srilanka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tharaka Basnayaka<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>Tharaka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Police barricades after monks left handling over a letter to #<\/s>UN<\/strong><\/a> officials at UN office #<\/s>colombo<\/strong><\/a> #<\/s>Srilanka<\/strong><\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BMFwKfSP3P<\/a><\/p>\n

Tharaka Basnayaka<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>Tharaka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Monks hand over a letter to #<\/s>UN<\/strong><\/a> officials #<\/s>Colombo<\/strong><\/a> #<\/s>Srilanka<\/strong><\/a> pic.twitter.com\/EorkQWWgHk<\/a><\/p>\n

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dharisha<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>tingilye<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Abuse against me has crescendoed this past week from at least three govt ministers: #<\/s>Navi<\/strong><\/a> pillay #<\/s>lka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Azzam Ameen<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>AzzamAmeen<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

“LTTE is murderous organization no doubt about it” UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillai in her Press conference #<\/s>lka<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Azzam Ameen<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>AzzamAmeen<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

Militarization in north and east is a concern, they are involved in education,agriculture & tourism – Navi Pillai #<\/s>lka<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Azzam Ameen<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>AzzamAmeen<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
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President Rajapaksa apologized for remarks made by various ministers against me – Navi Pillai<\/div>\n
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colombogazette<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>colombogazette<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

Navi Pillay wants “white van” incidents reported in Colombo to be investigated and not just North and East incidents #<\/s>srilanka<\/strong><\/a> #<\/s>lka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Azzam Ameen<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>AzzamAmeen<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Some people I have met has been harassed by military – Navi Pillay<\/p>\n

Amantha<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>Amantha<\/strong><\/a>P<\/span><\/p>\n

Some people who spoke with me have been harassed – UN Human Rights Chief at press con at end of Sri Lanka visit<\/p>\n

dharisha<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>tingilye<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

UN takes reprisals against those speaking to UN officials very seriously. Will be reporting it to the UNHRC- #<\/s>Navi<\/strong><\/a> Pillay #<\/s>lka<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

colombogazette<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>colombogazette<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay says some “offensive” comments made on her by some government ministers and media #<\/s>srilanka #<\/s>lka<\/p>\n

Groundviews<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>groundviews<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A pity @<\/s>UNSriLanka<\/strong><\/a> \/ @<\/s>UNrightswire<\/strong><\/a> haven’t the IT knowledge, political will to livestream a press briefing! #<\/s>lka<\/strong><\/strong><\/a> #<\/s>srilanka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Amantha<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>AmanthaP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

War is over suffering is not – UN Human Rights Chief in Sri Lanka<\/p>\n

Amantha<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>AmanthaP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sri Lanka is showing signs of heading in an authoritarian direction – UN Human Rights Chief<\/p>\n

dharisha<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>tingilye<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

“These kinds of reprisals against people who spoke to me completely over the top; just does not happen on my missions”- #<\/s>Navi<\/strong><\/a> pillay #<\/s>lka<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

dharisha<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>tingilye<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

Abuse on the basis of my Indian Tamil heritage, not only wildly incorrect, but deeply offensive: #<\/s>pillay<\/strong><\/a> #<\/s>lka<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

dharisha<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>tingilye<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

Media, ministers & propagandists in #<\/s>srilanka<\/strong><\/a> have described me as LTTE. They claimed I was in their pay the Tamil Tigress at #<\/s>UN<\/strong><\/a>: #<\/s>pillay<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Colombo Telegraph<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@colombotelegrap<\/a><\/div>\n

the longest official visit I have ever made to a single country #Navi<\/strong><\/a> Pillay #UNHRC<\/a> #SriLanka<\/a> http:\/\/ow.ly\/orbqA\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Colombo Telegraph<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@colombotelegrap<\/a><\/div>\n

Full Speech: #UN<\/a> High Commissioner For #HumanRights<\/a> #Navi<\/strong><\/a> Pillay At The Press Conference On Her Mission To #SriLanka<\/a> http:\/\/ow.ly\/orbw8\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Colombo Telegraph<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@colombotelegrap<\/a><\/div>\n

#lka<\/strong><\/a> diaspora MUST recognize thre should be no place for the glorification of such #LTTE<\/a> ruthless organization #NAVI<\/a> http:\/\/ow.ly\/orccQ\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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