Navi Pillay, The Terror Diplomat on Sri Lanka - Establishing facts crucial

UN: investigate abuses by both sides in Sri Lanka

Navy Pillay is Tamil by origin and her suggestion to probe Sri Lanka for war crimes is in favour of Tamil separatists. She as the High Commisioner of Human Rights has misused her power. She didnt suggest investigations on US, UK human rights violations well known to the whole world but did suggest investigations on war crimes in Sri Lanka. There should be one yard stick to measure all human rights violations despite size of a nation.

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights official demanded an independent investigation Tuesday into atrocities allegedly committed by both sides in Sri Lanka's civil war.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay told an emergency meeting of the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council that tens of thousands of civilians had been killed or injured in intense fighting between the government and Tamil rebels since December. But a majority of the 47 countries on the council appeared unwilling to heed her appeal for a war crimes probe.

Pillay said the Sri Lankan government had an obligation to respect humanitarian law at all times, even when fighting terrorism.

"In no circumstances can the end justify the means," Pillay said. "There are strong reasons to believe that both sides have grossly disregarded the fundamental principle of the inviolability of civilians."

Sri Lankan Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka said it was "outrageous" to suggest the government should be investigated along with the rebels, saying it was like asking the victorious allies of World War II to accept a war crimes tribunal for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

"Just name me one country in history anywhere in the world ... that would embrace such a suggestion," Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka told The Associated Press. "It's outrageous. Sri Lanka has just prevailed over a notoriously fanatical and formidable army, the Tamil Tigers."

Jayatilleka insisted the conflict was a domestic matter in which other countries had no right to interfere, and denounced the staging of the council meeting.

He said no other country would accept such "patronizing suggestions and criticism one week after it has won."

Pillay, other senior U.N. officials and rights groups have said that a team of independent investigators should examine claims that government forces shelled civilians that were allegedly being kept as human shields by the Tamil Tigers in the war the rebels lost last week.

Sri Lanka, which has strong support in the 47-member council, proposed a resolution of its own stressing "the principle of noninterference in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of states."

The resolution, which has the support of China, Cuba, Pakistan and others, also urges the international community to cooperate with Colombo by providing it with more financial aid.

Switzerland, backed by European countries, Mauritius and Canada, proposed a resolution condemning the loss of life — believed to have exceeded 7,000 in the last months of the war — but stopped short of demanding a war crimes probe.

Debate on a resolution will continue Wednesday.

The U.N. Human Rights Council has no enforcement power, but countries fight doggedly to avoid criticism and the negative attention its resolutions bring.

Earlier this year the body voted to establish a war crimes probe for the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. That resolution had the backing of 33 mostly African and Asian members of the council.

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[NoEalamInSL]

14 Feb 2012. UNITED NATIONS. UN Terrorist Diplomat Navi Pillay protests Appointment of Sri Lankan Army General Shavendra Silva to UN Peacekeeping Advisory Panel. U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Monday that she has raised concerns in a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon about the appointment of a Sri Lankan army general to Ban’s senior advisory panel on peacekeeping. titel "letter of concern” to Ban ki moon About Appointment of Shavendra Silva to Peacekeeping Advisory Panel"

[NoEalamInSL]

(21Mar 2011)Navi Pillai, What do USA and EU do in Libya? Please make notes in your UNHRC agenda for Libyan masacre by USA and EU. During last stage of Sri Lanka war against most rulthless terrorist group LTTE (proscribed in USA, EU), EU,USA, UN and UNHRC criticised Sri Lanka. You condemned GOSL for civillian casualites killed in targeted air attacks on LTTE. You brought resolutions in UNHRC and UN Security council against GOSL. We look forward to see UNHRC investigations into Libya.

[NoEalamInSL]

Navi Pillai, What do USA and EU do in Libya? Please make notes in your UNHRC agenda for Libyan masacre by USA and EU. During last stage of Sri Lanka war against most rulthless terrorist group LTTE (proscribed in USA, EU and many other countries), EU,USA, UN and UNHRC criticised Sri Lanka. You condemned GOSL for civillian casualites killed in targeted air attacks on LTTE. You brought resolutions in UNHRC and UN Security council against GOSL. We look forward to see UNHRC investigations into Libya.

[NoEalamInSL]

(Island 5May2010)UN should have intervened under R2P in Lanka war says Oxford Chancellor. Lord Patten, currently Chancellor of Oxford University, makes a startling reference to Sri Lanka, asserting that the UN should have intervened politically and diplomatically under the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) "to protect Tamil civilians in the Sri Lankan government campaign to wipe out the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam". by Dayan Jayatilleka

[NoEalamInSL]

Mar 8 (DM) If Sri Lanka has committed war crimes no doubt they should be investigated. However, the probe should not come as a move to please a few powerful nations who want to checkmate Sri Lanka over its robust and ever growing ties with China, Russia and perhaps even with India. Also the UN should display its neutrality in the whole process by deciding to appoint expert panels on all nations which stand accused of war crimes rather than singling out Sri Lanka.

[NoEalamInSL]

@TempusIC, well said "Ugly racist bitch of tiger origin!"

[malanfrk]

but you are likely fatty hipopotemus

[NoEalamInSL]

Friday, 05 March 2010 11:34

The government today rejected a fresh call by UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay for an investigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, saying that Pillay should respect the decision made by the inter-governmental UN Human Rights Council last year. Pillay said yesterday I am convinced that Sri Lanka should undertake a full reckoning of the grave violations committed by all sides during the war, and that the international community can be helpful in this regard"

[DEVONECO]

Navi Pillay is a crucial piece of the International Eelam Terrorism Jigsaw. She's a spokesperson of the tamil terrorists - just like MIA the Tamil Rap singer whose father was a member of the EROS terrorist group that killed innocent civilians in Sri Lanka. However, Sri Lanka prevailed over all these terrorist elements and their agents like Navi Pillai - and have brought freedom to all communities in that beautiful country once again after almost three decades of war. Well done Sri Lanka!

[NoEalamInSL]

UNHRC is corrupted. resolution adopted by 29 majority out of 47 members in the council thrown in to the garbage by the High commissioner. If Human Rights Watch becomes Teorrorist's Rights Watch, If Special Rapporteurs manupilate the ground realities, If NGOs fund terrorism under the roof of UNHRC; there is no need of existence of a UNHRC. UNHRC as the guardians of Human Rights did nothing but let Eupropeans to abuse Sri Lanka repeatedly. Kafka's castle cant let exist and need to be demolished.