- Mano Ganesan
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Honourable
Mano Haran Ganesan
MPLeader of the Democratic People's Front President of the Democratic Workers Congress Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Colombo DistrictIncumbent Assumed office
2001Personal details Born December 17, 1959 Political party Democratic People's Front Other political
affiliationsUnited National Front Occupation Trade unionist Religion Hindu Mano Ganesan (Mano Haran Ganesan) MP is a Sri Lankan politician and member of parliament and the current leader of the Democratic People's Front, a political party in Sri Lanka, President of Democratic Workers Congress, a trade union and Convener of the Civil Monitoring Commission, a human rights monitoring peoples campaign movement
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Personal life
He is a son of late V.P. Ganesan, a well-known Tamil trade unionist and a film producer, his brother Praba Ganeshan is also a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[1]
Political career
He first entered into politics as a provincial council member in the Western Provincial Council (Sri Lanka) representing his party, then known as, political wing of the Democratic Workers Congress . He was first elected to the Parliament in year 2001 on a United National Party (UNP) ticket with a political arrangement between himself and the UNP. He was elected to the Parliament again in year 2004 representing his party the Democratic Peoples Front (DPF) in through the alliance what is known as the United National Front (UNF). He represents the Colombo District.
Human rights activist
He is the convener of the Civil Monitoring Commission.[2]
US Freedom Defenders Award
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced in Washington, D.C. on December 10, 2007, the Runner-up for the first annual Freedom Defender’s Award to be Mano Ganesan.
He was in the forefront of those seeking an end to the abductions, disappearances and extrajudicial killings that afflict Sri Lanka and for his commendable demonstration by showing his integrity in combating the climate of impunity for human rights violators.
The first Award went to the NGO Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, chosen out of an impressive group of nominees from across the globe. The Freedom Defenders Award, announced in 2006 in commemoration of International Human Rights Day, goes to a foreign individual or nongovernmental organization that has shown exceptional courage and leadership in the defense of human rights.[3]
See also
- List of political families in Sri Lanka
- Human Rights in Sri Lanka
References
- ^ Voting for a cause... Nation - September 12, 2010
- ^ "2nd Public Meeting of “the Families and Friends of the Disappeared”". blogspot [Civil Monitoring Commission(CMC)]. August 1, 2007. http://ha-disappeared2.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ^ "Mano Ganesan to receive US Freedom Defenders Award". TamilWeek [TW news-features]. December 11, 2007. http://tamilweek.com/news-features/archives/1178. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
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