The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Monica Pinto, met with members of the Tamil People's Council in Jaffna on Thursday, including Professor Chitrambalam, Mr. Janarthanan and Council member and Jaffna University Teachers Union President Dr Thirukumaran.
Highlighting the injustices suffered by the Tamil people during the armed conflict, members of the Tamil People's Council, called on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to establish an independent impartial inquiry immediately.
The members also expressed their concern about the increasing prevalence of drugs in the North-East and violent crime, including sexual violence against women since the end of the armed conflict. Stating that this was an attempt to degrade Tamil society the TPC members stressed that only when there is a political solution that devolves power to the Tamils, granting them autonomy over their land, can law and order problems permanently be resolved.
Highlighting the injustices suffered by the Tamil people during the armed conflict, members of the Tamil People's Council, called on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to establish an independent impartial inquiry immediately.
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The members also expressed their concern about the increasing prevalence of drugs in the North-East and violent crime, including sexual violence against women since the end of the armed conflict. Stating that this was an attempt to degrade Tamil society the TPC members stressed that only when there is a political solution that devolves power to the Tamils, granting them autonomy over their land, can law and order problems permanently be resolved.