Saturday, October 01, 2011- Here Comes Another
A petition has been submitted to the White House asking the US government to support an international war crimes investigation in Sri Lanka.
The petition was submitted by Jim McDonald, the Sri Lanka Country Specialist at the human right group Amnesty International in America.
In his petition, McDonold says both the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE reportedly committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and human rights abuses during the war in Sri Lanka.
He says the Sri Lankan government has a poor record of effectively investigating violations by its forces, as documented by Amnesty International and so an international investigation into the crimes and abuses committed by both sides during the war is needed if the victims are to receive justice.
“The U.S. government should publicly support such an international investigation as a first step towards achieving accountability in Sri Lanka for these crimes and abuses,” McDonold said.
McDonold says the White House has promised to respond to the petition if it receives 5,000 public signatures by October 29, in support of the document which has been posted online. (ER)
The petition was submitted by Jim McDonald, the Sri Lanka Country Specialist at the human right group Amnesty International in America.
In his petition, McDonold says both the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE reportedly committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and human rights abuses during the war in Sri Lanka.
He says the Sri Lankan government has a poor record of effectively investigating violations by its forces, as documented by Amnesty International and so an international investigation into the crimes and abuses committed by both sides during the war is needed if the victims are to receive justice.
“The U.S. government should publicly support such an international investigation as a first step towards achieving accountability in Sri Lanka for these crimes and abuses,” McDonold said.
McDonold says the White House has promised to respond to the petition if it receives 5,000 public signatures by October 29, in support of the document which has been posted online. (ER)
