Now that the Resolution on Sri Lanka has passed, it is a good time to reflect on the Sri Lankan Government’s stance and the untruths it continues to assert. On the opening day of the session, many member states addressed the Council, including the representative for...
SECRETARY-GENERAL UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK, NY 10017 Dear Secretary-General, I write to follow up my letter of 2 June 2011 on the subject of the United Nations Panel of Experts’ reporton accountability issues in Sri Lanka. Since I wrote, you have shared the...
Here is the executive summary of the United Nations Panel of Experts’ report into accountability in Sri Lanka translated into French & Spanish. We believe it is the first time the report has been translated into these languages. Spanish: Queridos amigos,...
The following appeared in the New York Times and is reproduced in full below. The Silence of Sri Lanka By DAVID MILIBAND and BERNARD KOUCHNER In April 2009, we travelled together as foreign ministers to Sri Lanka, as 25 years of fighting between the Sri Lankan...
The following statement from the ANC is important not only because of South Africa’s profile in world affairs but also because of the leadership role of South Africa in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that had been supporting Sri Lanka’s pushback against...