Christian clergy and laity from South write to UNHRC in support of earlier letter by Northern clergy
To: The President and all members of the United Nations Human Rights Council
We the undersigned, endorse the concerns and calls made in the letter of 1st March 2012 to the President and Members of the UN Human Rights Council by 31 Catholic clergy from Northern Sri Lanka, including the Bishop of Mannar.
We also express our grave concerns about intimidation and discrediting of the signatories of the initial letter and in particular the Bishop of Mannar, by media such as the Sunday Divaina, websites and even government s coalition partners such as the Jathika Hela Urumaya and National Freedom Front by accusing the Bishop of aspiring to become Cardinal of Tamil Eelam and that he should be arrested and prosecuted.
1. Bishop Kumara Illangasinghe
2. Rev. Fr. M. Sathivel
3. Rev. Dr. Jayasiri Peiris
4. Rev. Fr. Jeyaraj Rasiah, sj
5. Fr. S. Maria Anthony, s.j.
6. Rev, Fr. Jeevaraj, sj
7. Rev. Fr. Rohan Silva, OMI, Director, Centre for Society & Religion
8. Rev. Fr. Oswald B. Firth, OMI
9. Rev. Fr. M. Selvaratnam, OMI
10. Rev. Fr. Joy Mariaratnam, CMF
11. Rev. Fr. J. M. J. Jeyaseelan, CMF
12. Rev. Fr. Anthony Fernando CMF
13. Rev. Fr. Royestan Jeyaraj, CMF
14. Rev. Fr. Rohan Dominic CMF
15. Rev. Fr. Christy, CMF
16. Rev. Fr. A. I. Bernard Ex-Chairman, Justice & Peace Commission, Jaffna Diocese
17. Rev. Fr. Nandana Saparamadu
18. Rev. Fr. Sherad Jayawardena
19. Rev. Fr. C. Leo
20. Rev. Fr. Sarath Iddamalgoda
21. Rev. Fr. Noel Dias
22. Rev. Fr. Reid Shelton Fernando
23. Rev. Fr. Terrence Fernando
24. Rev. Elil Rajan
25. Brother Lionel Peiris ssf
26. Sr. Christine Fernando
27. Sr. Helen Fernando, H.F.B., Colombo
28. Sr. Samanthi, FMM
29. Sr. Hilary, SCJM
30. Sr. Jenita Ragal, SCJM
31. Sr. Jeyam, SCJM
32. Sr. N. Emmanuel, SCJM
33. Ms. Marisa De Silva
34. Ms. H.G. Gayathri Sewwandi
35. Ms. Vishaka Dharmadasa
36. Ms. Saroja Sivachandran
37. Ms. Jeanne Samuel
38. Mrs. Rachel Chandra Perera
39. Ms. Maryanne Mendis
40. Ms. Deanne Uyangoda
41. Ms. Ronnate D. Asirwatham
42. Ms. Sheila Richards
43. Ms. Aloka Kumarage
44. Ms. Melani Manel Perera Christian Women Journalist
45. Ms. Jovita Arulanantham
46. Mrs. Juliana Arulanantham
47. Ms. Geetha Lakmini
48. Ms. Jayanthi Gunewardena
49. Mr. K. S. Ratnavel, Attorney-at-Law
50. Mr. Jayanta de S Wijeratne
51. Mr. K. S. Jude Fernando, Teacher
52. Mr. Nilshan Fonseka
53. Mr. Mithsiri L S Dias
54. Mr. Freddy Gamage- Editor, Meepura news paper
55. Mr. K.J. Brito Fernando Families of the Disappeared, Human Rights Activist
56. Dr. Philip Setunga
57. Mr. Alex Van Arkadie
58. Mr. Herman Kumara
59. Mr. Anushke Guneratne
60. Mr. R.M.B Senanayake Retd C.C.S
61. Mr. Britto Motha
62. Mr. Ainslie Joseph Convener, Christian Alliance for Social Action
63. Mr. Ruki Fernando