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Urgent International Investigation Need of the Hour

The United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) finds the report of Sri Lanka’s domestic inquiry into alleged war crimes deeply flawed and urges the implementation of UN Panel of Experts’ recommendations by creating an international investigative mechanism.

USTPAC welcomes the public release of the long-awaited Report of the Sri Lankan Government’s Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission, an action USTPAC has called for repeatedly during the year the Report has been delayed.
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Interview of Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleka
Radio France International (rfi), Aired on 15th December 2011

Yesterday Sri Lanka rejected calls for an independent probe into war crimes committed during its thirty years civil war. The External Affairs Minister –G.L. Peiris- also said they did not need international policemen to solve internal issues.
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By Tisaranee Gunasekara

The LLRC has done its job. The LLRC Report has cleared its appointing authority, President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, of any and all wrongdoing in the conduct of the Fourth Eelam War.

The LLRC report duly concurs with the Rajapaksa narrative on the Fourth Eelam War on every essential count.
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The widow of M.S. Mohammed Niyas who was abducted and killed by the dreaded white van squad has written a letter to worldwide human rights organizations and media institutions seeking justice.

The full text of the letter is as follows:
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By Priyanthi Fernando

Two things have escaped the general discussion on the highway.

The first is the cost and the debt repayment over the next 20-30 years that, given the considerable cost overruns of 100 percent, the delays in getting the highway completed and subsequent maintenance costs, will continue over the years.
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Sri Lanka’s LLRC Report Disregards Worst Abuses by Govt Forces and Fails to Advance Accountability charges Human Rights Watch

(New York, December 17, 2011) – The report of the Sri Lankan government’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) disregards the worst abuses by government forces, rehashes longstanding recommendations, and fails to advance accountability for victims of Sri Lanka’s civil armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.

The serious shortcomings of the 388-page report, which was posted on a government website on December 16, 2011, highlight the need for an international investigative mechanism into the conflict as recommended by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts in April.
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