The United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) has expressed its “deep disappointment” at the initial draft of the resolution to be tabled at the UN Human Rights Council this month, and called for a Commission of Inquiry to be included in the resolution.
USTPAC said the absence of a clear call for an international investigation in Sri Lanka has “shocked the international human rights community, civil society and advocacy organisations”.
“In light of the Sri Lankan Government’s failure to act, the United States’ apparent decision to call again, for the third year in a row, for nothing more than another domestic investigation by the Sri Lankan government is a profound disappointment to the victimized Tamil community,” said Dr. Karunyan Arulanantham, President of USTPAC.
USTPAC called on the US government to heed growing international consensus for the inclusion of an international investigation, in the form of a Commission of Inquiry, to investigate atrocities that were committed on the island.
“Permitting the Sri Lankan government to thumb its nose at the international human rights community only encourages impunity and further mass atrocities in Sri Lanka and elsewhere,” added Arulanantham.
See full statement here.
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