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Monday, June 13, 2011
Britain Tables Motion On War Crimes
Monday, June 13, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011 By Easwaran Rutnam
A motion has been presented in the British Parliament calling on the UN to establish an independent, international mechanism to ensure truth, accountability and justice in Sri Lanka.
The motion by ruling Conservative party MP Scott Lee, which had not yet been debated on, also urges British MPs to watch a Channel 4 documentary titled ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ to be broadcast on14 June 2011.
The motion further states that certain footage has been authenticated by the UN and has been declared as evidence of definitive war crimes by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial Killings. The Sri Lankan government has already said that the video is not authentic.
Meanwhile, a separate motion has also been presented to the British Parliament by a group of British MPs noting the “strong diplomatic relationship” between Libya and Sri Lanka in recent years. The motion has been signed by 12 British MPs from the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats and Democratic Unionist Parties, sources in Britain told The Sunday Leader.
British forces are involved in NATO led strikes on troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi with the ultimate goal of forcing him to step down from power.
The motion in the British Parliament was presented as an Early Day Motion which is a formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons. Some motions are however not debated but presented to draw the attention of MPs.
The motion notes that Libya was one of the countries which supported Sri Lanka when the UN Human Rights Council sought a resolution against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes in the last phase of the country’s 26-year civil war.
It also notes that Sri Lanka has strongly disagreed with the NATO-led military initiative against Libya and believes air strikes will simply increase the suffering of the people of Libya.
The motion says that the British Parliament believes that Sri Lanka should have shown a similar level of concern for its own civilians when it failed to protect citizens during the final months of the conflict on the island and calls on the government of Sri Lanka to ensure the security and well-being of all its citizens, now and in the future.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
The Indian delegation to visit Sri lanka after Prof G.L Peiris’ journey to Delhi, did stick to dates despite the government of Sri Lanka wishing otherwise. They arrived on Friday June 10. It was reported that President Mahinda Rajapaksa would be away in Russia during this period.
The Indians sent word that they were prepared to change their dates insisting that they must meet with the President. They did. At the outset, the Indians made their intentions clear by showing that they were prepared to make adjustments to the dates in order to meet with all, so that they get commitments from the Sri Lankan government. The agreement reached according to the joint statement will be their ten commandments. The delegation met with Prof. G.L Peiris on Friday. The meetings with the President, Leader of the Opposition and the TNA took place yesterday. The TNA meeting was centred around the 13th Amendment, devolution and resettlement plans. Read More »
A motion has been presented in the British Parliament calling on the UN to establish an independent, international mechanism to ensure truth, accountability and justice in Sri Lanka.
The motion by ruling Conservative party MP Scott Lee, which had not yet been debated on, also urges British MPs to watch a Channel 4 documentary titled ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ to be broadcast on14 June 2011.
The motion further states that certain footage has been authenticated by the UN and has been declared as evidence of definitive war crimes by the UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial Killings. The Sri Lankan government has already said that the video is not authentic.
Meanwhile, a separate motion has also been presented to the British Parliament by a group of British MPs noting the “strong diplomatic relationship” between Libya and Sri Lanka in recent years. The motion has been signed by 12 British MPs from the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats and Democratic Unionist Parties, sources in Britain told The Sunday Leader.
British forces are involved in NATO led strikes on troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi with the ultimate goal of forcing him to step down from power.
The motion in the British Parliament was presented as an Early Day Motion which is a formal motion submitted for debate in the House of Commons. Some motions are however not debated but presented to draw the attention of MPs.
The motion notes that Libya was one of the countries which supported Sri Lanka when the UN Human Rights Council sought a resolution against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes in the last phase of the country’s 26-year civil war.
It also notes that Sri Lanka has strongly disagreed with the NATO-led military initiative against Libya and believes air strikes will simply increase the suffering of the people of Libya.
The motion says that the British Parliament believes that Sri Lanka should have shown a similar level of concern for its own civilians when it failed to protect citizens during the final months of the conflict on the island and calls on the government of Sri Lanka to ensure the security and well-being of all its citizens, now and in the future.
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Joint Statement: A Millstone Around Mahinda Rajapaksa
Monday, June 13, 2011The Indian delegation to visit Sri lanka after Prof G.L Peiris’ journey to Delhi, did stick to dates despite the government of Sri Lanka wishing otherwise. They arrived on Friday June 10. It was reported that President Mahinda Rajapaksa would be away in Russia during this period.
The Indians sent word that they were prepared to change their dates insisting that they must meet with the President. They did. At the outset, the Indians made their intentions clear by showing that they were prepared to make adjustments to the dates in order to meet with all, so that they get commitments from the Sri Lankan government. The agreement reached according to the joint statement will be their ten commandments. The delegation met with Prof. G.L Peiris on Friday. The meetings with the President, Leader of the Opposition and the TNA took place yesterday. The TNA meeting was centred around the 13th Amendment, devolution and resettlement plans. Read More »
