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On Sri Lanka, Tamils "Shame Ban Ki-moon" at UN 

As Pillay Report Leaks

By Matthew Rssell Lee

UN!T# NAT!ONS, $e%rary &' -- As the Sri Lanka resoltion at the UN (man

Ri)hts *on+il in Mar+h )rows +loser, the Snay Times has e+erpte (i)h

*ommissioner .or (man Ri)hts Na/i Pillay0s report, see %elow1 Meanwhile

on $e%rary &2 Tamils proteste in .ront o. the UN in New 3ork, +hantin) "Ban Ki-

moon, shame on yo," ner the wat+h.l eye o. a Sinhalese UN Se+rity o..i+er known

to report to the Sri Lanka mission to the UN 4he aske a photo)raph .or his photos o. the

 protest -- he re.se51 This is the UN1

  The same Unite Nations *orresponents Asso+iation whi+h s+reene the Ra6apaksa

)o/ernment0s enial o. war +rimes, "Lies A)ree To" +omplete with spee+h %y

Sha/enra Sil/a 4here re+onte in !talian alon) with Reters0 +ensorship5 is set .oranother in its propa)ana .ilm series1

 Now, howe/er, a.ter UN*A trie to )et !nner *ity Press thrown ot o. the UN, it is

+on.ronte %y the new $ree UN *oalition o. A++ess, o. whi+h the photo)rapher who

re.se is a mem%er1 $UN*A last week proteste the withholin) o. any trans+ript o.

Ban Ki-moon0s 78A with UN*A9 while !nner *ity Press +o/ers an will +ontine to

+o/er Ban0s post Sri Lanka .ailre "Ri)hts Up $ront" plan, it appears that like Ukraine

was not raise in UN*A0s "se+ret" 78A1

Inner City Press :inner+itypress

Photo: #SriLanka Tamil demonstration in front of #UN Feb 12, 2014, they hant

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!shame on #"ani$oon!

&;2< PM - &2 $e% 2=&>

  The Snay Times ?otes Pillay;

"new e/ien+e -- in+lin) witness testimony, /ieo an photo)raphi+ material @ +ontines to

emer)e on what took pla+e in the .inal sta)es o. the arme +on.li+t1 (man remains also+ontine to %e is+o/ere, .or instan+e in Matale in No/em%er 2=&2 an Mannar in #e+em%er

2=&1 As the em%lemati+ +ases hi)hli)hte a%o/e show, national me+hanisms ha/e +onsistently

.aile to esta%lish the trth an a+hie/e 6sti+e1 The (i)h *ommissioner %elie/es this +an no

lon)er %e eplaine as a .n+tion o. time or te+hni+al +apa+ity, %t that it is .namentally a

?estion o. politi+al will111 The (i)h *ommissioner remains +on/in+e that an inepenent,

international in?iry wol play a positi/e role in eli+itin) new in.ormation an esta%lishin)

the trth where omesti+ in?iry me+hanisms ha/e .aile1 !n the a%sen+e o. a +rei%le national

 pro+ess, she %elie/es the international +ommnity has a ty to take .rther steps whi+h will

a/an+e the ri)ht to trth .or all in Sri Lanka an +reate .rther opportnities .or 6sti+e,

a++onta%ility an reress1 The (i)h *ommissioner reiterates +on+ern a%ot the +ontinin)

tren o. atta+ks on .reeom o. epression,  pea+e.l assem%ly an asso+iation, parti+larly

a)ainst hman ri)hts e.eners, 6ornalists an .amilies o. /i+tims9 the risin) le/els o. reli)ios

intoleran+e9 an +ontine militariation whi+h +ontines to nermine the en/ironment where

a++onta%ility an re+on+iliation +an %e a+hie/e1 She there.ore reiterates an pates the

re+ommenations mae in her pre/ios report to the (man Ri)hts *on+il, most o. whi+h

remain nimplemente1"

  Ba+k on $e%rary C, !nner *ity Press aske UN Se+retary Deneral Ban Ki-moon0s epty

spokesperson $arhan (a? i. the Se+retariat was aware o. a new report .rom Astralia, an

when shol happen net1

  (a? replie, /ieo here an em%ee %elow, that there shol %e in/esti)ation to .in all the

.a+ts o. what happene in the .inal sta)es o. the +on.li+t1

  !nner *ity Press aske, !nternational in/esti)ationE !n Dene/aE

(a? sai that wol %e p to "i..erent mem%er states1"

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Object1

 !roni+ally, while the new report is .rom eperts in Astralia, now the Astralia )o/ernmentwhi+h +alls loly at the UN .or in/esti)ations into Syria has ini+ate it wol not spport a

resoltion .or in/esti)ation at the UN (man Ri)hts *on+il in Mar+h1 Fe0ll ha/e more on

this1

  As to the Unite States, .rom whi+h Sri Lanka has %lo+ke a iplomat0s /isa, the Ra6apaksa

)o/ernment0s lo%%yin) ln+h in Fashin)ton on Ganary 2H, reporte on  %y !nner *ity Press, has

so .ar %een ns++ess.l1

On $e%rary & in *olom%o, Nisha Biswal the US assistant se+retary o. state .or Soth an

*entral Asia, +riti+ie the la+k o. a++onta%ility, reli)ios intoleran+e an e/en +orrption o.

the Ra6apaksas0 Sri Lanka1 Bt how stron) will the resoltion at the UN (man Ri)hts *on+il

in Mar+h %eE  Ba+k on Ganary 2H lo%%yists .or Sri Lanka0s Ra6apaksa )o/ernment mae a pit+h on *apitol

(ill1 Re)istere .orei)n a)ents Thompson A/isory Drop in/ite mem%ers o. *on)ress an

sta..ers to hear Presient Mahina Ra6apaska0s +hie. o. sta.. or Permanent Se+retary Lalith

Feeratn)a an *entral Bank o. Sri Lanka Do/ernor A6ith Ni/ar *a%raal 4pit+her o. %ank

mer)ers s+h as %etween N#B an the #$**5 at an hor an a hal. ln+h in the Mem%ers0

#inin) Room1

  $ormer *on)ressman .rom Oklahoma rnest !stook, the in/itation sai, wol %e helpin)

them make the 4impnity5 pit+h, alon) with another )o/ernment /ieo, "Sri Lanka; Re%ilin)

an Re+on+ilin)," narrate %y a .ormer *NN an+hor, Dene Ranall1 !nner *ity Press o%taine

4or inter+epte5 the pit+h an pt it online here1

  At the US State #epartment0s %rie.in) on Ganary 2<, spokesperson Gen Psaki aske a%ot the

/isit, an sai she0 /entre to sen somethin) aron a.ter the %rie.in);

MS1 PSAK!; 3o ha one on Sri LankaE

7UST!ON; ! o, yeah1 Apparently, thereIs a ele)ation in town toay, an theyIre J one o.

the thin)s ! %elie/e theyIre talkin) a%ot is a potential U1S1 plan to sponsor a resoltion in the

UN (man Ri)hts *on+il this Mar+h1 ! %elie/e it has somethin) to o with +on+erns a%ot

+alls .or an international in?iry into alle)ations o. war +rimes rin) their +i/il war1 An so

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!Im wonerin) i. the U1S1 is plannin) some kin o. resoltion, an i. the U1S1 oes spport an

in?iry .or war +rimes1

MS1 PSAK!; ! %elie/e J ! know !I/e seen that report1 Let me see i. ! ha/e anythin) on that in

 parti+lar1 An i. not, !Im happy to )et yo all somethin) on where we stan a.ter the

 %rie.in)1111Un.ortnately, ! onIt ha/e anythin) new on that here, %t let s /entre to sen

somethin) all aron to all o. yo1

  !nner *ity Press aske9 a polite interim response was re+ei/e1 Bt as o. $e%rary &, no real

answer, now to other ?estions s%mitte as well, in+lin) +on+erne the withrawal o. the

nomination as US Am%assaor to the UN on Mana)ement an Re.orm o. Leslie Ber)er

Kiernan1

At the UN, now-)one US Am%assaor .or re.orm an mana)ement Goe Torsella worke

 %ehin the s+enes on the otra)e o. Sri Lankan military .i)re Sha/enra Sil/a %ein) a++ept %y

Se+retary Deneral Ban Ki-moon an UN Pea+ekeepin) +hie. (er/e Lasos as an a/isory on

 pea+ekeepin) operations1 Torsella is )one, now his nominate repla+ementhas %een withrawn1

  !nner *ity Press has s%mitte to the State #epartment a $reeom o. !n.ormation A+t re?esta%ot the Aministration0s Atro+ities Pre/ention Boar -- epeite pro+essin) was enie, %t

responses an is+losres shol %e +omin), srely, some ay1 Fat+h this site1