Sri Lanka bashes UNHRC Chief Navi Pillai - Violates UN Charter -01.06.2010

The famous Tamil Terror diplomat and the chief of UNHRC, Navi Pillai, raised her voice repeatedly while the majority members of UNHRC rejected an international inquiry for alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka. The entire leadership of Tamil Tiger (LTTE) was killed and she feels being a Tamil, its her duty to speak on behalf of Tamil Tiger terrorists, the "sole representative of Tamils".

The Sri Lankan government has hit out against UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, accusing her of hounding the country on rights issues.

The indignation was expressed by new Sri Lankan Foreign Minister GL Peiris.

It came a day after Ms Pillay repeated her view that an international body was needed to look into war crimes allegations in the Sri Lankan context.

Prof Peiris told the BBC of Sri Lanka's "frustration" at her continued backing for an international probe.

"We think that this course of action is unfair. It is even oppressive. It is as though some people will not rest until they are successful in harassing Sri Lanka," he said.

He said that the attitude of "pursuing Sri Lanka" was not only unfair but also "repugnant to the basic values and principles that are enshrined in the UN system".

We think any foreign intervention is not only unwarranted but will be a source of hindrance, a detriment to the work of the commission as it gets under way," he said.

There have been allegations from international campaign groups and some Western countries that both Sri Lankan government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels may have committed war crimes last year, indiscriminately or deliberately harming civilians.

On Monday Ms Pillay noted that the Sri Lankan government has now set up its own reconciliation commission but told the UN Human Rights Council that issues of accountability on the island really needed international attention.
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According to Weis and Alston (UN) war crimes ony done by SL Army. When LTTE massacred hundreds of thousands Sri Lankans they said LTTE has reasons to kill Sinhalese. They called LTTE freedom fighters. When Al Quaeda hit WTC on 9-11, they called it terrorism. When Bush invaded Iraq they called it justice. When Americans killed 1 million Iraqis, they said freedom to Iraqis. How come war crime charges for Sri Lanka and no war crimes for USA? These hypocratic white Europeans insult our common sense.

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[NoEalamInSL]

Non Aligned Movement (NAM) nations are preparing to challenge UN SG Ban Ki-moon over his appointment of a 3-member panel to advise him on accountability issues during the final stages of war against LTTE. The UN move is a precursor to an imminent war crimes inquiry against troops and LTTE. The 118-member NAM has expressed “serious concern” about the appointment of the panel “against the clearly expressed wishes of the country concerned, and without any mandate from the HRC, SC or the Genl Ass

[NoEalamInSL]

Sri Lanka needs an expertise panel not on war crime but on sex crimes. Govt repress people by series of bans including porn bans, raids of massage parlours and arrests of people who engage in sex or even couples in hotel rooms or who kiss or walk hand-in-hand on road or parks. The victims of those repressive system are mostly women & children. Sri Lanka need Psychologists panel to advice the government on consequences of sex repression : Child abuse in Sri Lanka has reached epic proportions.

[NoEalamInSL]

"Consequences of sex repression: Child abuse in Sri Lanka has reached epic proportions. Out of approximately 15,000 trials currently pending nationwide, more than 4,000 - 27% involve a child. In rural areas, the figures are even higher: over half of all court cases outside of Colombo relate to child abuse. In 254 out of the 1,126 cases -relative of the victim, 89 - victim’s father,14 -by stepfather, 5- cases by grandfather. 206 of the victims were under 10 years old and 878 were 10yr and 16yr"

[NoEalamInSL]

'Sri Lanka has lesson to world on defeating terror'

June 18 (GDI) We are aware that some countries being battered by terrorism have taken strength from the victories won by Sri Lanka over terrorism. It is time for the countries facing attacks from terrorism to look back and see where they had gone wrong, whereas Sri Lanka has succeeded, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his address to the Nation on the Victory Day celebrations at Galle Face, Colombo today.

[NoEalamInSL]

Alston queries Lanka’s stand

June 16 (DM) Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, accused the Sri Lankan government of double standards for its rejection of an international investigation over alleged war crimes in the island while backing a similar probe on Israel. Alston said that the mandate given to the local Commission on Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation, which was appointed by President Rajapaksa, n its members fell short of being independent and impartial

[NoEalamInSL]

“It is also interesting to contrast the Government’s insistence, in the UNHRC, that it should be left entirely alone to conduct its own inquiry, with its strong support for an international investigation into Israel’s killing of nine people in the raid on the Gaza flotilla carrying humanitarian aid. SL apparently feels so strongly that international measures are needed in relation to Israel’s activities. I believe there are strong grounds for international action in both cases,”

[NoEalamInSL]

Japan urges world not to dictate to post-war Sri Lanka

June 16 (Reuters) Japan on Wednesday urged the world not to dictate to Sri Lanka amid post-war reconciliation efforts and renewed calls from the West for a probe into possible war crimes. Sri Lanka last month celebrated the first anniversary of its victory against Tamil Tiger separatists, ending 25 years of civil war, and rights groups used the occasion to push for an international war crimes investigation.

[NoEalamInSL]

So, according to Weis and Alston war crimes ony done by SL Army. When LTTE massacred hundreds of thousands Sri Lankans they said LTTE has reasons to kill Sinhalese. They called LTTE freedom fighters. When Al Quaeda hit WTC on 9-11, they called it terrorism. When Bush invaded Iraq they called it justice. When Americans killed 1 million Iraqis, they said freedom to Iraqis. How come war crime charges for Sri Lanka and no war crimes for USA? These hypocratic white Europeans insult our common sense.

[NoEalamInSL]

‘Blood on water’ sparks row. NDTV report spreading ‘innovative lies’ and has urged India’s NDTV television network to withdraw its documentary report called ‘Blood on Water’ immediately because it contains ‘inaccuracies’.

Prof. Chenoy of JNU for instance states that 300,000 to 600,000 of IDPs are in IDP camps and behind barbed wire! This is an utter inaccuracy. Over 300 fishermen from Tamil Nadu have been killed by Sri Lankan Navy!! It is an absolute lie.

[willesdon]

thi-wanker!..b`co we rules sri lanka, not u + naai piilai!..got that dambaas?

is naai-piribha still running?..no answear??