Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

UN 'biased' on Sri Lanka says govt

BBCSinhala.com

UN 'biased' on Sri Lanka says govt
Ms Pillai says Sri Lanka is an example of states


Minister Samarasinghe (R) in a previous UN session in Geneva (file photo)
Minister accused the high commissioner of failing to inform Sri Lanka of an impending move
Navi Pillai (file photo)
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which is under growing pressure to re-examine alleged violations of human rights that took place in Sri Lanka has been criticised by the Sri Lankan government.
Head of the Sri Lankan government delegation accused the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights of being biased and departing of "well established principal and procedure" in its affairs.
Addressing the session in Geneva, Plantation Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, said that Sri Lanka was informed that the UN expert panel report will be discussed at the summit "in most peculiar circumstances."



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12-Sep-2011


V. Suryanarayan and Ashik Bonofer 
Sri Lanka is at the cross roads today. Will President Mahinda Rajapakse, with his massive electoral mandate, turn his back on Sinhala majoritarianism and initiate immediate steps to apply the healing touch and introduce far reaching reforms to usher in a new political order with respect to ethnic diversity and pluralism? Will the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the most representative organisation of the Sri Lankan Tamils, revitalize itself at the grass roots level, and carry on the democratic non-violent struggle for equality and justice, both through parliamentary and extra-parliamentary means?. Will Colombo, without fear or favour, be in a position to win over the estranged international community by making necessary amends and bring those guilty of gross human rights violations to book? Coming months will provide the answer as to which direction the country will take – towards peace and reconciliation or towards continuing bitterness and conflict. 

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Statement by Gary Anandasangaree at UNHRC

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By: Gary Anandasangaree
On Spet 12, 2011, at the UN Human Rights Council's 18th Session, Gary Anandasangaree made the following statement on behalf of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada.
Good Afternoon Mme. President.
Lawyers Rights Watch Canada welcomes the report of Her Excellency Ms. Navi Pillay wherein she recalled the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and remembered those who perished in the United States. The world changed that day Mme. President, and so did the fates of so many peoples.