Labour Party has been closely following the events in Sri Lanka

( June 03, 2012, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) “ The Labour Party has been closely following the events in Sri Lanka. The alleged Crimes committed during the last stages of the war are well documented in the Expert Panel’s report of the UN Secretary General. The Sri Lankan Government’s own LLRC report has enumerated some items for implementation as a precondition for reconciliation. The Geneva Human Rights Council Resolution against Sri Lanka seeks to reiterate only this. It s is up to the Government to fulfil this obligation “ observed Mr. Phil Twyford , Labour Party MP while addressing the 3rd year remembrance day gathering in Auckland, New Zealand. Continuing he said that it is only by addressing these Issues that Sri Lanka can regain its lost image

The Leader of the Labour Party and Hon: Leader of the Opposition , Mr. David Shearer MP in his message conveyed :

“My Party’s position on this issue is that that those who have committed atrocities during the civil war in Sri Lanka must be brought to justice through international bodies. We also believe that effort should also be placed on reconciliation between the communities affected in Sri Lanka. IK feel very strongly about this issue because I spent two and a half years working for a humanitarian aid agency in the North and East of Sri Lanka, in the early 1990s.”

Ms. Jan Logie, Green Party M P said that her Party had always voiced the injustices perpetrated on the Tamils in Sri Lanka both in and out of Parliament She recalled how her former Parliamentary Leader Mr. Keith Locke raised the issue of the boat refugees and war crimes in Parliament She promised that the Greens will pursue the issue until justice is meted out to the Tamils.

Mr. A Theva Rajan showed evidence of the antiquity of the Tamils in Sri Lanka and asserted that the Tamils are no immigrants and that they are indigenous to Sri Lanka. He also pointed out how Tamil enriched the Sinhala language. Referring to Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Minister G L Peiris’s utterances in the Capital Hill, USA said that every utterance was absolute falsehood and wondered if G L stood for Gamini Lakshman or Great Lies. He challenged if Peiris could substantiate his statements in an open debate either in public or in a TV Station. It is easy to make such untrue statements from within safe enclaves as there is none to challenge them.

Continuing further, he said there is enough evidence against the Military Governors of North Brigadier-General C A Chandrsiri and Governor of East Rear Admiral Mohan Jayawickrema and the Army Commander in the North Brigadier-General Mahinda Haturusinghe with regard to enforcing genocide on the Tamils. It is time to consolidate these evidences and use them against these military men when they are charged in the International Court of Criminal Justice. The Government Agents of the Tamil Districts will also be in for trouble as long as they enforce genocidal policies. No one in the genocide against the Tamils will be spared. The International Community cannot give selective exception to Sri Lankan war criminals while tightening their action on the leader of Syria for deaths counted in hundreds only .. In Sri Lanka, even the conservative figure surpasses 40,000 deaths. It will be a blot on modern world history if war criminal Mahinda Rajapakse is to be allowed to dine with Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II on the Diamond Jubilee celebration. We are proud of her regime but sad about this intrusion of a war criminal.

Mr. Sabesan from Australia outlined the objectives of the Tamil struggle. He underlined the need for consistency in the goals already set

Earlier Ms. Nirupa George, a young Lawyer and Tamil activist made a Power Point presentation of the ongoing oppression and humiliation of Tamils in Sri Lanka..

The meeting went through all the formal rituals before the speeches started. Gaureesan and Tharnini functioned as Tamil and English MCs.