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Sri Lanka ready for UNHRC sessions: Officials

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 14:20

Tags: Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka, UNHRC Sessions

Colombo: Sri Lanka is ready for the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva with an impressive record of post-war reconciliation, rehabilitation and resettlement efforts, a top official said Tuesday.

Mohan Peiris, legal advisor to the Cabinet said that Sri Lanka has taken action at the highest level to implement the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) recommendations.

Peiris' comments came as the US conveyed to the government here last week that Washington was planning to back a resolution against Sri Lanka over the LLRC recommendations.

Sri Lanka has already expressed confidence of tackling the motion to the country's advantage at the session which is scheduled to get underway on February 27.

Peiris said LLRC recommendations are being systematically implemented under two high-level committees appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

"Nobody can point fingers at Sri Lanka with reason that there was reluctance as such on the part of the government to implement LLRC recommendations."

Sri Lanka would also dwell on the action to introduce a human rights action plan which is aimed at putting into place further rights safeguards.

Sri Lanka's rights record during the last phase of the military conflict with the LTTE, which ended in May 2009, has been under intense international focus.

A special panel report of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued in April last year called for an independent investigation on alleged war crimes committed by both the government troops and the LTTE.

PTI

First Published: Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 14:20

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Laksmansingh - Chandigah
The so called eelam 4 terrorist war ended in 2009 with the destruction of the ruthless terrorists. The present vendetta organised by the LTTE rump in the west in the US, UK, Canada, EU,Tamil Nadu and other countries. The pro LTTE Tamil political party clamour for reconciliation of an imaginary wish. They want investigation of a terrorist war. Investigation, reconciliation, Tamil demands and a multitude of demands are all with the ulterior motive of their demand for eelam, separation of an independent sovereign nation. No government cannot and will not accept such unreasonable obcene demands. The Norwegian peace broker Erik Solheim was bought by the LTTE from the `blood money` illegally collected by the LTTE. At present and previously the LTTE terrorists collected vast sums of money for their ruthless campaign from the gullible west. Candian and British politicians have been bribed in return for their vote in the elections. The media, BBC, Channel 4 were bribed to produce fake films and write falsehoods on paper globaly. At the UNHRC sessions in Geneva commencing on February 27, 2012 the Sri Lankan delegates must demand investigations for war crimes, murder, mayhem, destrction of life, limb and property for over 40 years against the ex-LTTE terrorists hiding in the west.

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Ratnayake - Kalutara
In SL, Sinhalese 73.8%,Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 4.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10%. Total population aprox.19,000,000. Tamil total people against total population in SL is 1,615,000 (4.6+3.9%). Its mean 1.6 million. Now we consider India. In India, total Tamil speaking people are 5.9% (= 71,099,343) against total population of India (1,205,073,612). Its mean Tamil population in India is 71 million. Now we can understand if Tamils need their own country they should obtain it from India than small country(SL) having1.6 million Tamils. As 4.6% Indian Tamils are living outside the North and Eastern two provinces actually Prbhakaran fought for Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%. In other ward on behalf of 0.74 million (741,000) Tamils. As India was weak in 1940s, British ruler was separated a part and given to Pakistan and later B’desh. But later Indira Gandhi built a strong Army spending millions though 100s people were killed daily without food, because she needed to stop division the county by certain other nations helping their separatist movements. Thus all dreamers in certain states (including Tamilnad) had to yield their dreams. Same had occurred in SL also. Rajha…. dreaming is your right, we respect to that.

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Shelton - Colombo
Hope Mr. Rajha realized the truth. This world cannot devide according to number of ethnic group. If so more than 700 countries we should have. If majority of Tamils think your way we never can live peacefully.

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Arun - Sydney
We indians made a mistake of supporting Sri Lanka in its brutal war against the Tamils. Creation of a separate state for Tamils is the best protection India can have in the South border to counter China`s influence in Sri Lanka.

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Mahesh - Matara, Sri Lanka
Dear Arun, Did India support Sri Lanka? You haven’t given any single bullet, but we appreciate for not putting their fingers to internal problem in Sri Lanka. That is realistic because you too do not like if someone does same to Indian separatist movements. You are an utter selfish, unethical and unreasonable person. Do you like if Pakistan or China (or both together) will help any terrorist movement in India to separate your nations for their safety? Likely you don’t have Prbhakaran type of brutal killer in your nation. Against J.R. Jayawardhana’s gvt, Indira Gandhi had trained LTTE at the initial stage and his son Rajive signed agreement by force and sent your Army to SL and had to fight with LTTE unexpectedly. As a result Prbhakaran had killed him saying his forces have raped Tamils women. SL forces had shattered said brutal killer with his ruthless team. Our war was against such animals not innocent Tamils. continued ……

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Mahesh - Matara, Sri Lanka
Part -02 ……LTTE was a big nuisance not only for Sinhala and Muslims but also for innocent Tamils. Chiana has helped us in the war and has been assisting our economic development and the issues against certain international organizations as a friend. But the people who cannot tolerate this are trying to create stories. When India and China were about to start a war in 1960’s, our former Premier Sirimavo Bandaranayake involved as an arbitrator and stopped it. SL is friend of both nations. But you are dropping tears against such good nation regretting the chance you missed to divide them supporting such brutal terrorist movement. You should realize your thinking is how narrow-minded!!!!! End

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Dr. Sharma - United Kingdom
You are true. SL is historical friend of us.

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Her Bee - USA
Despite unfair,boastful pressure comng from Tamils,itis indeed our right to speak the truth and shame the DEVIL.Asoka jayawardena is absolutdely corect. Tamils can go to the neighbournh India, Africa,USAor to hell and hey re most elcome. Poor tiny isolated,decvstted destitute Sri Lanka has to go to Hell only TNA is planing to ceseade and form a new wing of TN like Vardarajaperumal did. the 80% + must ressist vehemently against the anti Srilanakan TNA,at any risk and cost and be prepared to fight another 60 years.if TNA ermains in the East...

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Scrivanam - London
A load of propaganda rubbish in a badly failed state.

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Nadaraja - Jaffna
We may badly failed because of LTTE massacres, bomb blasts, killing innocent families in the villages (cut the stomach of pregnant women and taken out babies), attacked to Airport …etc. This was badly affected to the good image of the country and economy. Abducted children from Tamil families and trained as child solders and sent to the war front. I lost my eldest son this way. Taken monthly fee form each Tamil families and not allow staying peacefully. Your sort of our own community staying comfortably in abroad and poring fuel to the flam. We escaped came to Colombo.

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Asoka Jayawardane - USA
Sri Lanka 80% Sinhalese 3.9% Sri Lankan Tamils, 4.8% Indian Tamils and 6.8% Muslims. Sri Lanka belongs to Sinhalese, Tamil Nadu belongs to tamils, Fiji Islands belongs to Fijians, Malaysia belongs to Malays , Zimbabwe belongs to Zimbabweans, Israel belongs to Jews and Middle East belongs to Arabs.Tamils are try to invent a country.

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Sellam - London
My dear Asoka! Where do you belong? and the mother earth belongs to whom? You have to be senisible. America belonged to somebody once and belong to some one else.Sri lanka belonged to someone and belong to the Chinese. How is that?

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antony - london
i thing you need learn some hisyory brother..

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Kamal Wijesundara - Galle
Dear Sellam…according to your logic human beings cannot keep any property (house, land) belongs to them. As human beings they passed few eras up to civilization including keeping their own properties. Indeed there is a valid point behind Ashoka’s. Certain communities in the world are having their own countries and certain of them don’t have. For Tamils, Sheekhs ..etc don’t have their separate nations. We should accept this reality. Although all communities would like to have their own country but it cannot be found forcibly like Prabhakaran. Alternatively what we should do is living as a family in Sri Lanka. We as Sinhalese do not against Tamils. What Tamils should do is living peacefully without supporting extremist who are working towards finding short cuts to separate this nation, As Prabhakaran followed G.G. Ponnambalam’s dreams in criminal way that the governors of the nation had to stop him. However Sellam’s point is correct according to Buddhism because if human beings can stop greediness for physical things then no conflicts in the world. That’s the reason Buddhist monks are living in Temples giving up all comforts in their homes. As all people cannot be followed monks we should live keeping lands, houses …etc but peacefully.

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Rajah - London
3.9% Sri Lankan tamils? The Sri-Lankan tamils are the second largest ethnic group in Sri-Lanka, more than the Muslims and Indian-origin tamils. You need to learn some Math first. That said, perhaps some Geography would help too. Israel is part of the Middle East. That`s why the Palestinians(Arabs) claim Israel as their land. Sri-Lanka is a strong ally of Pakistan and supported them during the Bangladesh war. Pakistan is an ``invented`` country for the muslims in then-India, there was no Pakistan a hundred years ago. If Sri-Lanka supports an ``invented`` country for the muslims, why not support an ``invented`` country for the tamils? Is Sri-Lanka a hypocrite?

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Rajah - London
Dear Kamal, Prabhakaran used the same means that Subhas Bose, Bhagat Singh and George Washington used - violence. If Prabhakaran is a criminal for doing so, then so are those people. Time to wake up and smell the coffee.

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Kamal Wijesundara - Galle
Dear Mr. Rajha…..The types of killing he did you cannot compare him with said people by you, He can compare with Pol Pot, Idi Amin and Hitler though he was not a leader of a country. Can anyone accept killing innocent villagers, cutting stomach of pregnant mothers and taking out unborn babies, killing 146 pilgrims in Anuradhapura, keeping 100s of bombs in civil transport systems ….etc, I am really regretting about your criminal mind. He had a crack mind otherwise he would have had negotiations with the government if he had any real concerns about Tamils. He was a mass murderer in the world. Please don’t justify his killings because that is not suitable for human beings.

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Induka Karunanayake - Kandy
Dear Victor and Isha…. It is not ethical to talk about language proficiency of ether Ranjith or any other’s if whoever’s mother Tung is non English. We should appreciate his efforts to explain his ideas as per known way. Though you both are living in English speaking countries and just commenting but the people who are living in their motherland during said period know the fear they went across because of LTTE. As a professional I had an opportunity to migrate to Australia easily like most of my University mates did, but I decided to serve for my country. I narrowly escaped my life during LTTE attack at Central bank. People who are in abroad whatever said and done we (Sinhala, Tamil) are living peacefully now. But people who had immoral dreams to separate this country are attacking against liberators of the nation and some are due to petty political advantages others were expected separate country going on the shoulders of Prabhakaran. Understand Sri Lanka is a single country for last thousands of years.

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VICTOR - LONDON
Mr Ranjith, please correct your language first to understand other people.

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Weerasinghe - Anuradhapura
I think Mr. De Mel doesn’t need to criticize our neighboring brother destructively. If his efforts to say when powerful nations do dozens of HR violations nobody will find falls on them including UN, then it is absolutely correct. Does USA having ethical and impartial rights to go against Sri Lanka at Geneva having done destructions in certain countries? They went to Iraq pretending that they have Nuclear Weapons. Did they find any single weapon? But who will talk against them as they did wrong massacre? But Sri Lanka protected their own country from terrorists who killed1000s of people including Indian Primer. What is this double standards? Big or small all countries are same. All countries should stand with us not with terrorist. If they sit with them that is call HR violation. UN Secretary should act impartial without misleading faults propagandas against this small nation spending LTTE funds earned by illegal businesses.

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antony - london
so what did u try to say.

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antony - london
so accapting that genocide of tamil took place and its right and nobody cant ask about it?

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Prem - USA
And no govt has bombed its own civilians ruthlessly by assimilating them in NFZ.

isha - sydney
Ranjit learn to spell buddy then write comments. Also don`f justify war crimes and human rights violations by pointing out to others. clean up your act first. Sri Lankan government are ruthless liars noone is going to believe sri lankan side anymore. History has shown everything they say is false or misleading.