Sunday 26 of February 2012 (Lanka-e-News-26.Feb.2012,11.45PM) While the sessions of the United nations human rights Council (UNHRC) are scheduled to commence tomorrow (27) in Geneva, it is reported that the representatives of the ruling regime of Sri Lanka (SL) who have gone there have split into two hostile groups whereby they are plunged in dire straits and in a serious muddle.
This rift has arisen between foreign Minister Dr. G L . Peiris and President’s special representative Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe who are both there.
As the President’s special representative is getting the opportunity to address the UNHRC conference at the beginning , and the foreign Minister is only to make his address subsequently , this dispute had flared up , and the rift had deepened between them, it is learnt.
At any rate , the recommendations which the SL Govt. is being pressurized to implement are being taken up at the concluding stages of the conference. These recommendations have by now become public knowledge. Those who have even an iota of thinking power will not construe them as a conspiracy against SL.
The recommendations are given hereunder :
1. Calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to implement the constructive recommendations in the LLRC report and additionally to take immediate steps to fulfill its relevant legal obligations and stated commitment to address serious allegations of violations of international law by initiating credible and independent investigations and prosecutions of those responsible for such violations,
2. Requests that the Government of Sri Lanka present a comprehensive action plan before the 20th session of the Human Rights Council detailing the steps the Government has taken and will take to implement the LLRC recommendations and also to address alleged violations of international law,
3. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and relevant special mandate holders to provide, and the Government of Sri Lanka to accept, advice and technical assistance on implementing those steps.
The third recommendation herein is very important. It has been proved beyond doubt that any group appointed by SL regime chief sans international assistance turns out to be puppets and dummies of the regime , and stoops to any sordid and unscrupulous activities. A case in point is the Committee appointed to probe the colossal blunders tainting the recent G C E exam results .
Though these recommendations are deemed as poison by the regime , its racialists and politicians, yet , to the people in this country these recommendations are too lenient, akin to a drop of water being given as relief to the people suffering in a torrid desert who are helplessly witnessing the following atrocious lawlessness and crimes committed openly in their midst:
Suspects in cases being abducted in the white Van with impunity while being within the court precincts; Presidential advisor getting killed in broad daylight on the main highway while police chiefs are watching from behind tinted glass in vehicles; media personnel abducted unendingly; media Institutions being torched and bogus stories concocted by the police that condoms were found in the charred premises ,instead of apprehending the criminals who are still scot free even nearly two years after the incident; a most responsible President ,the highest in the hierarchy most ruthlessly and irresponsibly telling openly ‘ I have given orders to attack him and finish ’ against his own supporter , before his MPs; when people ask for a reasonable price for fuel and oil , and request not to prune down their salaries , police resorting to shooting until killing and blowing the heads of civilians into smithereens.
When demons and donkeys are opposing these recommendations, deities and humans are supporting them
Based on information reaching us from foreign diplomatic circles , these recommendations are sure to succeed.
Meanwhile the ruling regime is to stage protests tomorrow against these recommendations. All Govt. employees have been forced to participate. Leave as well as full salary are being approved to them in this regard.
