An extensive and noteworthy list of civil society activists from the North-East have called for the draft resolution currently being discussed at the UN Human Rights Council to be "revisited", "revised" and "strengthened", and be used as an "opportunity to correct the mistakes of 2012 [UNHRC resolution 19/2]".

The appeal, released on the 10th March, concluded in the hope "that the upcoming resolution in the 22nd session of the UNHRC will help the Tamil people climb out of the precarious situation that they are in at present". 

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'Appeal from the Tamil Civil Society to the International Community regarding the upcoming resolution in the UNHRC on Sri Lanka

This appeal, signed by civil society activists who live and work in the North and East of Sri Lanka, seeks to state our position with regard to the resolution on Sri Lanka to be tabled at the 22nd sessions of the UN Human Rights Council. We understand that the resolution will seek to provide more time to the Government of Sri Lanka to implement the recommendations contained in the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission and that it will fall short of calling for an international independent investigation to hold to account those responsible for the Crime of Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. If this resolution would contain only the above and no further, in our opinion, it would be truly unfortunate.

A recently formed advocacy movement, the Dead And Missing Persons Parents' Front (MPPF), condemned the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a favorable attitude towards Tamils and for supporting terrorist organisations in Sri Lanka.

In a statement the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils called on the UN to create an "International Commission of Investigation into the allegations of War crimes, Crimes against Humanity and the Crime of genocide against the Tamil people in Sri Lanka" and urged the member states of the UNHRC to strengthen the current proposed draft "so that it will have meaningful action on the ground; bringing the individuals who were responsible for the violation of International Humanitarian Law, including extra-judicial killings, sexual violence an

Student protests that proclaim the US resolution on Sri Lanka inadequate, which were initially started at Loyola College in Chennai, have spread across the Tamil Nadu state, resulting in a massive student voice of dissent around India’s dealing of the Eelam Tamil issue.

The opposition UNP wishes to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the government "to support the country in dealing with the aftermath of the impending resolution at the UNCHR" and stop the country becoming a "pariah state", announced the leader of the UNP, Ranil Wickremesinghe at a press conference on Wednesday.

Wickremesinghe added that the UNP would support the government in implementing the LLRC, the 13th Amendment, and give "required assistance in solving the national issue".

The Sri Lankan president and his wife arrived in Japan on Tuesday as part of a four day official visit, accompanied by Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Nimal Siripala de Silva, Monitoring MP for Ministry of External Affairs Sajin de Vaas Gunawardena, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and Governor of Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal.

Groups supporting the LTTE are trying to attack Sri Lanka using international forces said Sri Lankan Minister of Investment Promotion Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena at a public meeting, reported Colombo Page.