Assist SL to set up domestic mechanisms-US resolution

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Eleven US Senators on Thursday tabled a resolution urging the ‘US and the international community to assist Sri Lanka in establishing domestic mechanisms to deal with any grievances arising from actions committed by both sides during and after the civil war in Sri Lanka.’

The resolution urged the US Government and the international community to assist the Sri Lankan Government to set up such domestic mechanisms with due regard to its sovereignty, stability, and security.

It has also urged the US President to develop a comprehensive and well balanced policy towards Sri Lanka that reflects United States interests, including respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, as well as economic and security interests.

The resolution urges the Sri Lankan Government to improve religious and media freedoms and to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on journalists and newspaper offices as well as places of worship, regardless of religion.

The eleven Co-Senate sponsors are: James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma);John Cornyn (R-Texas);Orrin Hatch (R-Utah);Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming); Senator Roy Blunt (R-Missouri); Senator John Manchin (D-West Virginia); Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama); Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas)Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho); Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming)

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Comments - 8

AJJA Friday, 28 February 2014 07:35 AM

Yea...make some genuine commitment to address those issues.There is some truth to what they say.

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Banda Friday, 28 February 2014 07:48 AM

Don't they have any other business than to poke in to srilsnkan internal affairs. How far the Diaspora money has gone.

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ram Friday, 28 February 2014 08:05 AM

Excellent and intelligent move by diaspora great Tamils thanks for UK US all who support us, if you don’t take care about your people someone else will do it . Ram Batticaloa

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Nodrog Friday, 28 February 2014 08:48 AM

At last someone is talking of assisting the process instead of confrontational tactics and interference. This will work.

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Murugesu Friday, 28 February 2014 08:54 AM

At least some of the US Senators could not be bought over by the LTTE Rump diaspora residing in the USA.

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unchikun Friday, 28 February 2014 10:04 AM

The majority are Republicans. The have no say with President Obama who makes the decisions.

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reader Friday, 28 February 2014 01:45 PM

Someone else? Like TN? with all the kidney diseases? at least in their own country they will have proper drinking water!

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Rohan Saturday, 01 March 2014 04:42 AM

Tamil diaspora poured money to LTTE's war for 30 years. They knew LTTE used children of poor Tamil civilians in Still Lanka as child soldiers. They knew LTTE invented suicide bombers and exploded both innocent Tamil and Sinhalese civilians in to pieces in every part of Sri Lanka. Yet they stated blind eye to all those LTTE atrocities they sponsored. Now they want an international inquiry to see how Tamil civilians die during the last few months of the war. They knew LTTE was killing Tamil civilians for 30 years using their money. What kind of funny people they are? via DM Android App

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