The inglorious self-goal
- So perfectly orchestrated and precisely timed, the detention of human rights campaigners in Sri Lanka over the past week almost looks like internal sabotage to ruin the country’s faltering chances at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
Thursday 20th March 2014
Here’s a mid-week riddle: What do the Tamil widow Balendran Jeyakumari, activists Ruki Fernando, Father Praveen Mahesan and Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister have in common?
They all chose to engage with international human rights mechanisms, including UN rights Chief Navi Pillay. And now they are paying for it.
They all chose to engage with international human rights mechanisms, including UN rights Chief Navi Pillay. And now they are paying for it.
