Post Geneva Challenges and the way forward
[ Sunday Times ] - [ Apr 14, 2012 22:10:54 GMT ]It would be unwise to brush aside the resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council last month in Geneva as being of no consequence to Sri Lanka. We could choose to ignore it only at our own peril. The attempt to paint it as an innocuous resolution with the sole objective of 'encouraging us to implement the LLRC recommendations' was belied by the vigorous nature of the campaign that was carried out by the sponsors of the resolution and its supporters not only in Geneva but also in several capitals with high officials of the US and the European Union visiting such capitals. [ full story ]