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The kids are defenseless, they need education and proper upbringing, just like your kids.

They don't voluntarily put on a cyanide capsule on their necks.

If somebody does it by force, UNICEF are the childrfen's agency in the world to speak for the kids.

If the UN or the UNICEF calls LTTE a terrorist organisation, shouldn't have any bearing on it. I think you need help, if the kids are aware of what you have just said here, they will curse even your neighbours.

Towards this I forewent the 'right' ticks from other grandmothers - of Tamil as well as English origins. What sacrifice have you made in YOUR life to match this Jillball?

CRC, Optional Protocol, Child Soldiers and the LTTE

Colombo, 03 July, (Asiantribune.com):

GAJA LAKSHMI PARAMASIVAM
AUSTRALIAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
906/ 56, Carr Street; Coogee N.S.W. 2034; Australia ;
Email gajalakshmi_param@bigpond.com ; Phone 61 2 9315 7417


The Hon John von Doussa, QC
President
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St
Sydney 2000

Your Ref : 2016558FC

30 June 2006

Dear Mr. John von Doussa,

Race Discrimination Complaint Against Asian Tribune

Thank you for your letter dated 28 June 2006, in response to my letter dated 06 June 2006 in relation to Supreme Court proceedings - Gaja Lakshmi Paramasivam v University of New South Wales, State of NSW and Commonwealth of Australia. I will collect the documents from the Commission and forward them to the Prime Minister.

I now write to complain against Asian Tribune for discriminating against me on the basis of my Ethnic Tamil origins.

Asian Tribune

Asian Tribune say about themselves

My Relationship with the Asian Tribune
The following email is evidence that I was allowed entry to participate in Asiantribune.com :


Accordingly I participated in the forum and my first contribution received the following comments from the 'Administrator' who used my 'user name' to subjectively 'instruct' and 'bully' me:

The Incidents that produced the FACTS :



The above action was apparently based on the following contribution by me:





Mr. President, considering that this contribution was the only interaction I had with Asian Tribune between the time I entered the forum and the time I was ?warned? I ask you to evaluate whether the statements ?It seems that you have so many personal problems. You have a habit of making use of the forums to air your personal problems? could be traced to the above contribution by me.

The following report in a Tamil forum gives the essence of my response:
Unarvukal.com


In addition to the above I wrote also through Asiantribune.com about Australia?s role in East-Timor



As you would expect, on 'merit' basis I am likely to criticize the Hon Philip Ruddock on the basis of Public Issues, - as his OPPOSITION. I have done this at all times. In fact I am already in the middle of a communication to Mr. Ruddock regarding the 'prisoner exchange treaty'. I feel upset that the alleged leaders of the Bali 9 Myuran Sukumaran (Tamil) and Andrew Chan (Chinese) appear to have been left out of the new agreement. As per the system of Natural Justice towards which all good systems work, these two alleged leaders also should have received the facility to work off their punishment through maximum penalty imposed in Australia ? which is NOT death penalty but life in prison. Leaving these two migrant kids out of the equation would tend to confirm that Schappelle Corby is the reason for this. This would amount to subjective discrimination which would be ?race-based? for all those who feel alienated on the basis of their race / ethnic origins. As a Tamil, I propose to share my feelings with Mr. Ruddock, the same way he shared his feelings for Schappelle Corby. The system of majority vote is based on this 'intuitive' connection that we feel due to our birth connections. One does not need any 'logic' when one 'belongs'. As a Tamil Myuran Sukumaran belongs with me. As an Asian, Andrew Chan belongs with me. When I was 'certified' as Australian, I promised to include all other 'certified Australians' in me.

Yesterday, I wrote as follows in a more democratic forum Lankanewspapers.com, in relation to the above Discrimination by Asian Tribune:



Voting rights give us the facility to FEEL we belong through our appointed leaders. It?s the primary step in democracy and comes without merit-based calculations. Every Public punishment must uphold this fundamental right. Those who use authority of the Public through their position must 'show' this through the final outcomes. Those who use merit based calculations must feel complete the 'process' and be transparent to the Public who seek to follow that process. Democracy is based on the latter and autocracy on the former.

My membership with Asiantribune.com included the right to remain in the forum as a voting/physical member even if my work was edited out before being published. Once my work is published International Policies must govern any Administrative decision regarding my work.

I am also recognized in Peace forums relating to Sri Lankan ethnic issues as the Iron Lady. My work have been published by many International forums including Australian owned Special Broadcasting Service and Japanese owned Japanese Center for Conflict Prevention.

Lankanewspaper.com which is also reported to be government funded has given me status as 'Senior Member' who has the authority to Report Abuse. Their parent organization Daily News has published my work on 'Ahimsa' - Non-Violence - and Gandhi, in response to His Honour Judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, former Vice-President of the United Nations International Court of Justice, who has now been nominated for the 2006 UNESCO peace prize.

After I responded to Dr. Siri Gamage - University of New England, Australia, whose name suggests that he is a Sinhalese, the Asian Tribune Administrator informed me as follows:



The above highly Subjective Discriminatory action by Asian Tribune is indicative of the level at which Sri Lankan society has been divided by Racists who abuse the International Playing Fields that we have developed through our Global Conscious work upholding International Policies.. The decision was made and I have been 'informed'. In other words, I was not facilitated to participate in the decision because I, a Tamil, was considered too insignificant for that.

My earned opportunities as per my investment in International Policies and Values

My work as Australian Resource Management Consultant continues to receive recognition in the USA and Canada and the policy level solutions that naturally flow from my work are being adopted by International organizations. Most of my work is accepted on the basis of independent outcomes produced and are not on the basis of my status. Those who identify with a person through status are like primary level voters. They are extended family. Immediate family participates in the process and therefore does not 'see' the status. Asian Tribune has the responsibility to recognize me as an International member with the right to participate in Public Forums until their published Rules disqualify me.

Mr. H. L. D. Mahindapala, Editorial Advisor and Head of the Australian Bureau of the Asian Tribune says in his communication to Mr. B. Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong

As per Article 5 (d) (viii) of the International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination, Australia undertakes to prohibit and to eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and to guarantee the right of everyone, without distinction as to race, colour or national or ethnic origin, to equality before the law, notably in the following rights: - '(viii) The right to freedom of opinion and expression -

I genuinely believe that my Interactions with Asian Tribune have resulted in outcome that prove Race based discrimination by Asian Tribune.

Asian Tribune is known to specifically attack Tamils who are committed to independence through democracy and peace in Sri Lanka. One of their main targets has been Mr. Shiva Pasupathy, the former Attorney General of Sri Lanka who is a Tamil with whom I share many Community activities in common. Some of these are already benefiting Tamils in Eastern Sri Lanka. The Hon Viginia Judge, MP said in Parliament on 15 September 2005

Mr. President, by Subjectively banning me from participating in their forum, the Asian Tribune has added me to their list of people to be effectively eliminated from the Sri Lankan Ethnic Issue. We have laws of democracy that help us belong in One group as opposition when we disagree. This is the basis on which we have opposition in parliament. The line of opposition is crossed to make enemies of us when those in Administrative positions abuse their position power and use Subjective Discrimination to deny us our earned opportunities. When we are One group - we do not need to have Objective Rules to divide Opportunities. If at least one side feels divided / separated then there is a need to use Objective Rules at Opportunity level.

The work we do for that particular ISSUE is the measure on which Opportunities are identified. If one does not know the level of work done by an opponent, one has the responsibility to treat that person as having done EQUAL work to oneself. This is the value of Common Facilities to which we all contribute through Policies and Taxes.

My complaints against Dr. Sumanathissa, also a Sinhalese are currently being investigated by the Commission. I am deeply concerned that Australia is 'importing' the narrow minded outcomes of the Sinhalese majority in preference to participatory work done by Tamil AUSTRALIANS who feel part of this country - enough to sacrifice their earned benefits to participate in policy development. I seek your assistance in contributing to the elimination of such bias from our Australian society . A good start would be to investigate how Dr. Siri Gamage - a Sinhalese Australian is facilitated to use the forum but Gaja Lakshmi Paramasivam - a Tamil Australian is banned for doing the right thing.

Asian Tribune reports through another Sinhalese Reporter :



Mr. President I am deeply concerned that Australian Funds are being allocated to Sinhalese through the Sri Lankan Government. This would further escalate the ethnic war because Tamils will continue to fight for their earned benefits and opportunities ? so that they do not become a depressed society.

Dr. Sumanathissa is a good example of Australian Money Aid gone wrong. All Aid must be allocated on Objective basis except for humanitarian needs. Asian Tribune is an example of ?License Aid? gone wrong.

Yours sincerely,

Gaja Lakshmi Paramasivam

CC: All Concerned, including the Hon Philip Ruddock, MP ? Attorney General.
Professor Debora Picone ? Chief Executive, South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Area Health
Service
The Hon Virginia Judge, MP
Mr. B. Fernando, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission,
19/F, Go-Up Commercial Building,998 Canton Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Dr. Siri Gamage - Senior Lecturer, School of Professional Development & Leadership Faculty of
Education, Health and Professional Studies, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351

The United Nations Convention of Rights of Child (CRC) was adopted in 1989. In Article 38, it specifies 15 as the minimum age for recruitment into a State?s armed forces

What you have done so far has been, supporting terrorism, supporting abduction of kids and speaking for the ruthless abductors and yes that's a facilitation, so you are a facility. But I haven't done anything like that in my life but i do lot of other genuine charity work for non-terrorists. I am a genuine facilitator, not a facilitator to child conscriptors, so you and I are different.