SRI LANKA: A Marred Victory and a Defeat Pregnant with Foreboding 

Dear friends,

We wish to share with you the following article from the University Teachers For Human Rights – UTHR J (Jaffna )

Asian Human Rights Commission
Hong Kong

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An article from the University Teachers For Human Rights – UTHR J (Jaffna ) forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission

A Special Report (No. 32) of the University Teachers For Human Rights – UTHR J (Jaffna )

We give below the summary of this report. The reference to the full report is also provided.

Summary

This report covers key issues arising from the recently concluded war. It begins by examining current political prospects, and then moves on to a sketch of the last two months of the war primarily from the standpoint of civilians. While being frank about the LTTE’s cynical use of civilians, the report raises questions about the Government’s relentless move to crush the LTTE leadership while placing the civilians it held hostage at unacceptable risk. It examines humanitarian and human rights issues, the detention of the doctors who served with courage in the No-Fire-Zone, questions about the fate of the injured left behind and moral questions arising from the action against the LTTE leadership and the fate of Prabhakaran’s family. The report closes with a warning, noting the danger posed by the present government behaving increasingly like a replica of the LTTE, and makes some recommendations that UTHR(J) believes would be profitable at this juncture. The report and its recommendations emphasize two aspects in particular: the need for urgent measures to address the concerns of the recently displaced living in camps and to secure accountability of the state to ensure the due rights of its citizens.

The full report may be found at: http://www.uthr.org/SpecialReports/spreport32.htm

 

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