The arrest and detention of the disappearances campaigner Ms. Jeyakumari and her 13 year old daughter Vipoosika on Thursday, "underscores the need for a strong resolution at the UNHRC" said the British Tamils Forum on Friday.
Calling on the UN Human Rights Council member states to ensure an international investigation with "real authority and clout" is established, the BTF said,
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Calling on the UN Human Rights Council member states to ensure an international investigation with "real authority and clout" is established, the BTF said,
"The actions of the Sri Lankan state are all the more brazen given their timing. Sri Lanka is currently coming under intense scrutiny at the 25th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, and yet these arrests show it no longer has any concern over its international image and, more worryingly, indicate that Sri Lanka does not expect the international community to take any concrete action to arrest its ongoing persecution of Tamils."See full statement here.
"The detention of these two women is further evidence, if any were needed, that Sri Lanka has no intention of relenting in this persecution, let alone of investigating its past abuses."
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