Tamil diaspora to protest President Sirisena's speech at the UNGA
The TGTE of the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora, US Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) and various other Non-Governmental organizations and activist groups propose to hold a protest rally against President Sirisena’s participation at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
The rally is mainly due to President Sirisena’s assurance to his peoplea that he would urge the UNGA to make a case for the removal of war crimes charges against the country’s Tri-Forces during the civil war.
The President who has already left for the United States is scheduled to deliver his speech on 25 September.
The President’s website states that at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September, President Maithripala Sirisena will announce a set of new proposals for consideration at the March 2019 Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR). He will also submit these proposals to the UN Secretary General António Guterres as well as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
He will address the inaugural session of the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit today (24).
The notice by these organizations quoted that they would be holding a rally outside the UN General Assembly in New York City, on 25 September from 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. Further denoting that they would be protesting while the President addresses the UNGA.
It is supposed that Tamils from Canada are flying to New York to join in the protest. They are calling on the UN to refer Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court and do justice by them.
