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

Friday, February 17, 2012

Guantánamo Bay Camp – Is a parallel existing in Sri Lanka

Tamil Prisoners
( February 16, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is an extrajudicial detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, where suspected Islamic terrorists are held in detention indefinitely.

Guantanamo Bay detention
Guantanamo Bay Camp earned the international condemnation and very serious charges of human rights violations in the camp are still debated lively.

Beyond the judicial implications of holding the detainees far away from the territorial borders of the United States, the implication of extra-judicial process that was followed were confirmed evidentially on many instances. For the Obama administration, Guantanamo Bay Camp was a thorn in the flesh. Since his election as President, efforts are being made to mitigate the adverse conduct in the operation of the camp.

A parallel situation is existing within the territorial limits of Sri Lanka. The name for the torture camp is a top secret in the tiny island Sri Lanka. Almost about fifty important men of the LTTE, whom were taken in bus loads following their surrender in Vanni in May 2009 are said to be kept in a secret location somewhere in Sri Lanka. Authentic eye witness accounts that these men are still living has not been confirmed officially, though news from clandestine sources confirm many are living in a secret detention camp.