COLOMBO, June 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is being bullied by Western countries over human rights, the island's defence secretary said on Tuesday
'Without understanding the problem, they are trying to bully us, and we won't be isolated. We have all the SAARC countries, the Asian countries,' he added. 'Britain or Western countries, EU countries, they can do whatever. We don't depend on them.'
Are human rights violations an accepted practice in SAARC countries?
'Howells didn't talk a single word against the LTTE, a single word against terrorism,' Rajapaksa said. 'They are threatening isolation, they are stopping aid. |