EU and British delegations not impressed with SL
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- Created On Sunday, 28 July 2013 05:42
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Two foreign parliamentary delegations were in the country during the last two weeks to “see for themselves” the ground situation in Sri Lanka as frequently requested by the Mahinda Rajapaksa government.
An EU delegation and a British parliamentary delegation visited Sri Lanka and toured the North as well.
However, they were not all positive about what they had seen and heard.
Both delegations have noted that there still remains a lot to be done and has emphasized the main point of accountability. They have said that accountability was a must.
Meanwhile, a panel of independent UN experts have already commenced investigating new or existing cases of disappearances in Sri Lanka and several other countries.
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances met in New York recently to review under their urgent action procedure, 17 reported cases of enforced disappearances that had occurred in the last six months, as well as more than 400 newly reported or existing cases in more than 25 countries including Sri Lanka.
However, they were not all positive about what they had seen and heard.
Both delegations have noted that there still remains a lot to be done and has emphasized the main point of accountability. They have said that accountability was a must.
Meanwhile, a panel of independent UN experts have already commenced investigating new or existing cases of disappearances in Sri Lanka and several other countries.
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances met in New York recently to review under their urgent action procedure, 17 reported cases of enforced disappearances that had occurred in the last six months, as well as more than 400 newly reported or existing cases in more than 25 countries including Sri Lanka.
