US welcomes recommendations
The United States welcomed recommendations of the Panel of Experts to the Secretary-General on questions of accountability on Sri Lanka. The report “makes a valuable contribution to next steps that should be taken in support of justice, accountability, human rights, and reconciliation in Sri Lanka,” said the US ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice.
The AFP quoting Rice said there has to be “an independent and full accounting of the facts in order to ensure that allegations of abuse are addressed and impunity for human rights violations is avoided.”
Earlier, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said an international inquiry was desperately needed.
“The eyewitness accounts and credible information contained in this report demand a full, impartial, independent and transparent investigation,” said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Susan ‘Rice’ ta Rice(bath) kaala ethi wela wage…!
usa karaya lagadima kagen hari ayeth hodata kanawa
USA and Britain leads the imperial West in pointing accusing finger of human rights abuse and war crimes against SL, having manipulated their puppet to come up with the biased report of the panel appointed by Ban ki-Moon. USA and Britain thereby hopes to veer people away from pointing finger at them of war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and now in Lybia.
Hey Nicholas
Are you living in sri lanka or out of sri lanka ? Did you know the difference of accountability and human rights between western and sri lanka ? Are you supporter of GON WANSA
Do western people know even “animal rights”.? Do they have even animal rights.?
Western woman protests with a banner saying;
“Don’t tell us, how to dress…! Say men, don’t Rape”
that’s the west you mind.! They know “Bull Rights”……..!
Hi Nicholas,
Don’t get excited. Reproduced below is my blog a few days ago:
This report and its release is not going to get us anywhere.
The Panel’s Recommendation No 1 requires a Government headed by a number of alleged “criminals” to “respond to the serious allegations by initiating an effective accountability process beginning with genuine investigations”. Isn’t this the joke of the year?
Next, Mr Ban has decided to “respond positively to the panel’s recommendation for a review of the UN’s actions regarding the implementation of its humanitarian and protection mandates during the war in Sri Lanka – particularly in the last stages – and its aftermath”. This of course is possible; I am sure Mr Ban wishes to reorganise his administrative Tzars and undertake a few butt-kicks to project a new image in his second term.
The other recommendation related to setting up an international mechanism is in the hands of the members. I am sure it will not go anywhere.
The only beneficiaries of this report is the industry that supports politicians to hold tamashas in condemning the report. The flag makers, cut-out and effigy makers, poster printers and the rest will make money (if they are paid for the work they do) from this report.
Mr Ban Ki Moon, may the triple gem bless you for taking the world up the garden path
USA and Britain are accountable for the immense suffering caused to civilians needlessly through their wicked bombardment of Lybia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Their war crimes and crimes against humanity cry to high heaven. These two countries are evil. They are monsters. Ban ki-Moon is a puppet of these two imperialist countries. He will never hold them to account for their crimes. USA has never siged the war crimes convention and never will because they see themselves above such laws and international sanctions and beyond being made accountable for their evil imperialist deeds of world domination.
UNO has been perverted by the current UNSG, a corrupt man. USA and Britain have double standards when it comes to human rights abuse, crimes against humanity and war crimes. In Bahrain, even hospital are besieged by government troops and hospital staff are shot for treating citizens for the ‘crime’ of seeking to topple the evil dictatorship of corrupt pro-West monarchs. But the imperial West are totally silent about these crimes. They cover it up and for vested interests.
I think it’s time for the Ki moon to go to moon.
We should stand as one and bring a no-confidence prob against him asap.
He’s playing a role that none of the UN SEC has been followed earlier and he’s taking decisions by his own without main country approvals.
Most terrorisem supportive countries are again try to make a conflict in SL and pull their way to backwards.
They are scared of sri Lankans new gains…..
Quote “US welcomes recommendations”…
so what? who cares?
US has long lost it’s credibility as an honest player and therefore what ever they say is not taken seriously.
Hello .. US, weather you welcome or not anything is not important anymore. China is more important to the world today.