USTPAC joins ‘continuous and unequivocal calls for a strong international role’ in Sri Lanka
03 October 2015
The United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) said it “joins in victims’ continuous and unequivocal calls for a strong international role in all transitional justice mechanisms” in Sri Lanka, in a statement released on Friday.
03 October 2015The United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) said it “joins in victims’ continuous and unequivocal calls for a strong international role in all transitional justice mechanisms” in Sri Lanka, in a statement released on Friday.
Stating that the UN Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka and the OISL report provides “a way forward,” the organisation said “immediate confidence-building measures are also necessary”.
“These include repeal of the odious Prevention of Terrorism Act, a review and strengthening of the Witness and Victim Protection Act and the urgent demilitarization of the North and East,” said Dr Karunyan Arulanantham, president of USTPAC. “Sri Lanka should also seize this opportunity to work towards a political solution that guarantees non-recurrence, with the help of the United States and India,” he added.
Dr Arulanantham continued to say the “immediate establishment of an in-country OHCHR office, as recommended by the High Commissioner, would significantly allay victims’ doubts of fair process and fears of reprisals while providing the government practical expertise.”
Dr Arulanantham continued to say the “immediate establishment of an in-country OHCHR office, as recommended by the High Commissioner, would significantly allay victims’ doubts of fair process and fears of reprisals while providing the government practical expertise.”
