“A Jug fills drop by drop” ~Lord Buddha~ 
Sri Lanka is a cricket-loving nation. Cricket, essentially based on a foundation of meritocracy, exemplifies the democratic ideal and is a powerful bond that unifies all communities in Sri Lanka. Cricket offers a war weary nation an important psycho-social release. Cricket is, as the adage goes, almost a religion to many peoples in Sri Lanka. – FMM
April 7, 2007 at 11:46 am
Good work Lanka Page:) Yes Amnesty mind your own business…
April 7, 2007 at 12:36 pm
The politicization of any sports event is deplorable and contrary to United Nations General Assembly resolution 59/10 of December 8, 2004, entitled ‘Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace.’ What is more deplorable is the fact that Amnesty has chosen the little Sri Lanka for there dirty tricks, will Amnesty ever come out with a campaign of this nature against the US Government with regard to Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq.
April 7, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Great lyrics!
Is Amnesty International forsaking its time-honoured role as champion of the oppressed?
April 7, 2007 at 3:46 pm
I fully endorse you post and denounce the attempt by Amnesty International to bring down the morale of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team.
April 8, 2007 at 2:01 pm
I belong to Amnesty International group on Flickr. I am clueless about cricket but as a sports lover, Yes… I join you to denounce the attempt by Amnesty International to bring down the morale of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team.
April 10, 2007 at 2:11 am
I think using the cricket world cup to create awareness on the sate of human rights in Sri Lankan is a very creative idea. It has nothing to do with “bringing down” the morale of Sri Lankan cricketers. Human Rights are far more important than cricket.
April 10, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Where are all the Cricket Fans of Sri Lanka???
What have you done so far to protect the image of Sri Lankan Cricketers??
Let’s show our support to our cricketers by rallying against Amnesty International on the 20th of April.
Apathetic and disgusting are the terms that come to mind when one considers the recent demonstrations at the Cricket World Cup by Amnesty International the so called human rights watchdog which some seem to think are better off being stripped of the watch part of the watchdog status and simply going with dog as their dog eat dog type mentality has surfaced in their attempt to stir up emotions while infiltrating this prestigious event with their unwelcome presence and demonstrations which are totally unrelated to the sporting event of the highest level relative to the game of cricket ! The International Cricket Conference the organizers of this event needs to be asked, with all due respect to their policies as to how this organization with their reputation as rabble rousers at the best of times was granted Carte Blanche to the plum of the cricketing world for 2007 and permitted to continue their smear campaign against the Sri Lankan Government which it undoubtedly was, using the venue as a platform to spread their propaganda and why was it not quelled and the demonstrators thrown out before they were able to spread their propaganda and create an uncomfortable atmosphere at the venue which had nothing to do with cricket and everything to do with the organizations sympathies with the terrorist group the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam according to reliable sources. The question also needs to be asked , given the reality that the LTTE are a banned organization in most parts of the world how did the World Cup become an exception to this banning and isn’t this simply not cricket?
Join the protest rally in front of the amnesty international office in Culver City, California on the 20th of April 2007 at 2.00 pm onwards. 2999 Overland Blvd, Culver City, CA 90064
The possible links between Amnesty International and the LTTE can be broad based on the information that the inclusion of a former Amnesty International heavyweight in an LTTE delegation in October 2005 has exposed the unholy alliance. A certain Professor Francis Boyle, professor of international law at the University of Illinois and a leading practitioner and advocate of international law had represented the LTTE at a meeting with the EU in Geneva. Boyle had served on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International (1988-1992). The Geneva meeting took place against the backdrop of an EU decision not to invite LTTE delegations. But this did not bar V. Rudrakumaran, a New York based attorney-at-law and a member of the LTTE negotiating team at the Norwegian-managed peace talks during Ranil Wickremesinghe’s tenure as the Premier from being part of the proceedings.
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April 11, 2007 at 6:35 pm
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