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#UNHRC46 resolution on #lka is weak compared to demands of victims & recommendations of @UNHumanRights & @Mbachelet.
Countries supporting #lka govt was lowest in history of #UNHRC - 11 of 47 (23.4%). 29 countries supported #lka govt in 2009, 15 in 2012, 13 in 2013 & 12 in 2014
Countries supporting #lka govt was lowest in history of #UNHRC - 11 of 47 (23.4%). 29 countries supported #lka govt in 2009, 15 in 2012, 13 in 2013 & 12 in 2014
Today, only 5 Asia Pacific, 3 Latin American, 2 African countries & Russia supported #lka govt. No western country supported #lka govt. Majority of African countries (9 of 13) & many Asia Pacific countries (5 of 13) abstained.
Only 7 of the 22 countries that voted for the resolution are from the western group. Majority of Latin American countries (5 of 8) and East European countries (5 of 6) voted for the resolution along with few Asia Pacific and African countries
LIVE- British parliament debates the 'UK’s commitment to reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka' #UK #SriLanka #UNHRC46
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Siobhain McDonagh, MP for Mitcham and Morden,
'I have stood alongside my Tamil constituents on the road to truth, justice and accountability. 12 years that has presented them with so many challenges, so little progress, and so much pain'. #SriLanka #Genocide #Tamil #UNHRC46
'I have stood alongside my Tamil constituents on the road to truth, justice and accountability. 12 years that has presented them with so many challenges, so little progress, and so much pain'. #SriLanka #Genocide #Tamil #UNHRC46
'The most recent peak of genocidal killings against the Tamil people was committed by then President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabaya, the current president. They are the present-day link to the atrocities of the past' #GenocideSriLanka
