Thread by @nomadic_sanjee

This plate contains some hot 🌶green chillies called "kochchi" in 🇱🇰 #SriLanka.
A Sri Lankam student of year 5 (around 10 y/o) gave these chillies to the canteen staff of the school asking if she can get some food in return. 1/

🌶Imagine how many children of 🇱🇰 #SriLanka are malnourished now? 🌶Imagine how desperate this child was for some food?
🌶Imagine how many children skip school because of hunger?
Dear 🇱🇰#SriLanka,
Do you still support these politicians who stole from you and are stealing? 2/

Dear donor community, @UNICEF_SriLanka @SingerHanaa @USAID @USAmbSL @WFP @EU_in_Sri_Lanka @eu_eeas @GermanyinSL @FranceinColombo
@NorwayAmbLK @CanHCSriLanka
@AusHCSriLanka @HorbachBonnie @michelappleton @japan_sri @GermanAmbColo @SarahHultonFCDO @MaryLawlorhrds @cvoule 3/

@AgnesCallamard @OlafScholz @EmmanuelMacron @MarinSanna @RishiSunak @vonderleyen @JustinTrudeau @VP @jacindaardern @antonioguterres @hrw @amnestysasia @AgnesCallamard @UNHumanRights @UN_HRC @unhrcpr Are you monitoring that the food aid you provide, reach these children? 4/

Are you aware that #corruption is rampant in #LKA according to @tisrilanka reports. See 2021 Corruption index where #SriLanka scores 37/100 ranking 102/180. Sri Lanka comes in a list of 10 countries that urgently need to act with #pandorapapers. 5/

Almost half of 🇱🇰Sri Lankan children require some form of emergency assistance. The pandemic made it worse. In this current crisis, how do you ensure that the children receive your #foodaid? 6/
unicef.org/press-releases…

#SriLanka's government recently passed the budget in parliament. The Defence budget is extremely high & unnecessary for a bankrupt country not at war. How does @IMFNews & donors see this? 7/

Do you see the need to strengthen tear gas canisters, armoured cars, riot gear & military equipment to oppress and control peaceful protesters who seek #GoodGovernance by #tyranny #policebrutality & #militaryrule? #LKA appears to become a #junta with your aid. Do you agree? 8/

Students #SiridammaThero & #WasanthaMudalige are jailed for over 90 days under #PTA. Govt uses #hooding as a form of torture which is forbidden by the Geneva convention. Protesters pleaded to the @UN asking to pressure their release.If this would be #Iran what would you do? 9/

The Secretary General of @amnesty @AgnesCallamard wrote to the president of #SriLanka. These letters seem to fall on deaf ears. Sri Lankans are leaving the country in masses. #SriLanka is becoming a #Myanmar. It's obvious @IMFNews loan is not used to solve the economic crisis.10/

It is high time that donors ask for #accountability & respect for #HumanRights & #ruleoflaw. #basilrajapaksa former finance Minister is back. President says there won't be parliamentary elections. He threatens to go for military rule. Will you watch this in silence? 11/

Will you watch thousands of children die like this child who tried to trade 🌶chillies for food? Then president uses #militarybrutality & #policebrutality to suppress the hungry civilians who ask for #GoodGovernance while having cocktails & posing for pics for your tweets? 12/

Dear donors, please show your principles & treat 🇱🇰#LKA the same way you treat rogue states. You must stand up for these children and youth who are fighting for their future. #Aragalaya is about #GoodGovernance #HumanRights #ruleoflaw values which you claim to defend. 13/🙏🏾💚

This is the speech of President of #SriLanka to the parliament. Doesn't he sound like he is dreaming of a military state while more than half of the children are malnourished? Look at the accusations at Human Rights organisations. 14/

When I wrote this 🧵I was not aware that he once again used #Hitler in glorified form. This is extremely worrisome. 15/