In a damning statement released today, The Elders http://www.theelders.org/ condemn the ‘deafening global silence’ on Sri Lanka. With no real progress on reconciliation and government critics experiencing ‘terrifying’ persecution, The Elders call for a tougher response by the international community lest other states are encouraged to act in a similar way.
Read the entire statement, including The Elders’ recommendations and quotes from Kofi Annan, Desmond Tutu, Lakhdar Brahimi, Marti Ahtisaari and Mary Robinson, at: http://www.theelders.org/media/mediareleases/sri-lankas-disturbing-actions-met-by-deafening-global-silence