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Sri Lanka, Play by the Rules! - Amnesty International HR campaign.
Tuesday, 3 April 2007 - 5:52 AM SL Time |  | |
Hope this legible, here is the poster that the GoSL is all uspet over.
Seems to be fairly acurate, guess the truth hurts. |
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Shakti
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3 Apr 2007 01:33:33 GMT Report for Abuse
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It is funny how some try to castigate this attempt as one sided. It says clearly this is an attempt to ensure that ALL sides (GOSL, LTTE, Karuna) abide by the rules to protect Human rights. I do not think anybody can complain about that...(We all know ALL these parties violate human rights. None of them are saints. So this is nothing new.)
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3 Apr 2007 03:03:41 GMT Report for Abuse
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Revy...
Do you support 'liberation' by embarrasing Sri Lanka?
This is sheer wishful thinking! |
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3 Apr 2007 04:33:53 GMT Report for Abuse
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Do you support 'liberation' by embarrasing Sri Lanka?
In this age if Internet, satellites and openness no country in the world can hide its dirty work.
Let me give two examples. The case of Iraqi prisoners and killing of Sadaam Hussain. Both are extremely embarrassing to the most powerful nation in the world. However, USA could not stop these incidents becoming public at the international level.
Well, that was without any intervention from organizations like AI.
So if Mahinda maama thinks he can push his dirt under carpet and be happy, he is badly mistaken. You do not need AI to reveal them. The truth will eventually get out.
Unlike 10 or 20 years ago, who did what and how and when are no longer remain questions.
So AI making inquiries will not damage the image of Sri Lanka than it would have already been.
On the other hand, if GOSL is not guilty, it will be the best opportunity to reveal the truth to the world.
So instead of looking only on the negative side why not look at the positives?
Only those are guilty needs to worry about the bad publicity. If GOSL had done nothing wrong why they have to worry so much?
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3 Apr 2007 13:26:59 GMT Report for Abuse
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The poster.... well fair enough
the following facts are essential truths that we can agree on
1. The LTTE forcibly recruit children
2. The Karuna faction forcibly recruit children
3. The GOSL can not stop recuitment of children by the LTTE in their controlled areas
4. The GOSL turn a blind eye to child recruitment in the east by the Karuna faction
5. The LTTE deliberately targets civillians - Sinhalese and Muslims, and tamils who oppose them
6. The Karuna faction targets tamil civillians who they believe to conspire with the LTTE
7. The GOSL turn a blind eye to the above targeting by the KF
8. The GOSL are targeting tamil civillians in the North and East to drive them out of the LTTE controlled areas so that they can clear out the LTTE
9. The KF helps in this endeavour
10. The GOSL have the peoples mandate, i.e. they were voted into being the majority of the populations elected representatives.
11. The KF and the LTTE are self-appointed representatives
12, There can be no peace while the LTTE exist and VP is still alive
Basically, human rights have gone out of the window, and all three parties are guilty of the abuses.
Solution - Destroy the LTTE, disarm the KF and push them towards democratic practices, and finally elect a new GOSL, once the old GOSL has done the dirty work that needs doing. |
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3 Apr 2007 13:52:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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Revy...
Do you support 'liberation' by embarrasing Sri Lanka?
This is sheer wishful thinking!
Vini old boy, I support liberation, period.
UNTIL any Sinhala government can deonstrate that they can provide a just political solution, so far 59 years later there is still a lot of NOTHING.
So the LTTE is a necessary evil and if embarrasing SL is one step in liberation then more power to that.
But really as Shakti pointed out this is a campaign aimed at ALL, but it is funny how only one party is making such a fuss over it, wonder who feels the more guilty eh ;) |
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3 Apr 2007 13:54:45 GMT Report for Abuse
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Basically, human rights have gone out of the window, and all three parties are guilty of the abuses.
Solution - Destroy the LTTE, disarm the KF and push them towards democratic practices, and finally elect a new GOSL, once the old GOSL has done the dirty work that needs doing.
Jace mate, at least you can see what the poster is about, but not so sure about your solution.
The only solution is to come up with a genuine and just political solution that finally treats Tamils as equal citizens of the Island.
Until such time destroying the LTTE is a pipe dream as they will continue to enjoy the support of the majority of Tamils. |
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3 Apr 2007 19:14:28 GMT Report for Abuse
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The only solution is to come up with a genuine and just political solution that finally treats Tamils as equal citizens of the Island.
I will not dispute that.
The only problem is that it is a catch 22 situation. While the LTTE is active, rightly or wrongly (and mostly wrongly) every single tamil will be viewed with suspicion, and they will not be treated as equal citizens. And becasue this happens, you just give succor to the LTTE, thus propogating more suffering for the all, and an endless cycle of killings and counter killings.
but at the end of the day, a responsible government has a responsibility towards all it's citizens, whatever their politics. One would have to be blind and stupid not to see that this is not happening at present.
I firmly believe any dealings with the LTTE are a waste of time while VP is alive. Continue the war to exterminate the LTTE. However in tandem the GOSL should provide a genuine package to the tamils in the North and East.
Unfortunately this is not happening. It is delay after delay after delay, promise after promise.
I support the GOSL fully in the war against the LTTE. However I am very negative and skeptical in this aspect of the GOSL in it's present form offering a genuine power sharing deal in the NE.
I would like to be able to say that I subscribe to the theory 'we should finish the war first and then think about power sharing etc. later and for now, lets support the GOSL unconditionally without any criticism'.
However this sounds too much like the view point, 'lets support the LTTE now, and once we have Eelam we can think about human rights, multi-party democracy etc. and for now, lets support the LTTE unconditionally without any criticism'
Both arguments leave me with a sick feeling in my stomach.
I know for a fact the LTTE lost their way a long time ago. I am starting to see the GOSL similarly losing their way now and the end result is tamils in the North and East are getting hit from both sides - their 'elected' representatives and their 'self-appointed, sole representatives' and not forgetting to mention Karuna's bunch.
That's the problem - every man and his dog wants to 'represent' the tamils and never really asked them what they want - today and in the present - Maybe it's time we did. |
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