Sri Lankans To Be Used As Guinea Pigs To Test Cancer Drug

Sunday, September 18, 2011

• Lanka to import uncertified drugs from Japan

By Indika Sri Aravinda

The Sunday Leader learnt that a major scam has come to light where the Ministry of Indigenous Medicine is attempting to import and distribute drugs manufactured in Japan which claim  to cure cancer, despite them not being certified by the Japanese government.

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UK Sets Deadline For Sri Lanka

Sunday, September 18, 2011

By Easwaran Rutnam

The British government has set a deadline for Sri Lanka to show progress in addressing  concerns of human rights violations committed during the war. British Foreign Secretary William Hague has told the British Foreign Affairs Committee that Sri Lanka has been told it needs to show progress by the end of this year or Britain  will support the international community in revisiting all options available to press the Sri Lankan government to fulfill its obligations.
The Foreign Affairs Committee had criticized the British Foreign office over its failure to press for the setting up of an international war crimes inquiry to investigate allegations of atrocities carried out by both sides in the Sri Lankan civil war. William Hague had late last week handed over a response to the concerns raised by the Committee.

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