Will CHOGM mitigate convenient amnesia of war crimes
by Pearl Thevanayagam
(October 01, 2013 London, Sri Lanka Guardian) The time is now ripe to remind the government that there is no escaping UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) and possible indictment by the ICC (International Criminal Court) following UNHRC High Commissioner Ms Navi Pillai’s fact-finding mission in Sri Lanka this month. ICC has incarcerated many African leaders including the former president of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo for war crimes and Slobodan Milosevic of former Yugoslavia in Hague. Ironically his wife who is also under trial is pleading for exoneration of war crimes.
Sri Lanka is next in line
| by Pearl Thevanayagam
(December 02, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) Former President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, is now on trial at the ICC (International Criminal Court) facing four charges of crimes against humanity committed by his camp as recently as between December 2010 and April 2011 since he refused to concede victory to his contender in November 2010 presidential elections. The charges against the President and his camp are murder, rape, sexual violence, persecution and other inhuman acts.
