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Peace for the World
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Friday, March 23, 2012

The hows and whys of Sri Lanka’s defeat at UNHRC


 By Ron Ridenour
  
24 Mar 2012
Ron Ridenour Posted 23-Mar-2012
Vol 3 Issue 11
The UN Human Rights Council has voted to criticize the Sri Lankan government for “not adequately address[ing] serious allegations of violations of international law” when conducting its final phases of war against the liberation guerrilla army LTTE (Liberation Tigers for Tamil Eelam), which ended, May 18, 2009, with government-caused massive blood baths.
The resolution called upon Sri Lanka to implement its own findings and recommendations made in its report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), but extended that call to “initiate credible and independent actions to ensure justice, equity, accountability and reconciliation for all Sri Lankans.” (“Independent action” is not defined.)
Game up: The UNRC resolution has decisively swung the game away from Sri Lanka's racist regime


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