
Appeal to the UN Human Rights Council
The Office of the LTTE Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Spokesperson Ms. N Selvy, issued an appeal on 8th September to the UN Human Rights Council that is in session at the moment. The appeal charted long list of human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law and appeal to the UN,
“On behalf of the Tamil people, who are oppressed by the Sri Lankan State, and the leadership of the LTTE we call upon the international and UN representatives who visit Colombo, to also pay a visit to the Tamil homeland and find out first hand the ground situation. We hope Ms Louise Arbour, UN Human Rights Commissioner, Mr. Manfred Novak, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Mr. Walter Kalin, Representative of UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced People who are scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in October, November and December will not sideline the Tamil areas under our administration.” The full report can be downloaded:
09 September 2007
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