The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) welcomed the adoption of UN Human Rights Council resolution 34/L 1, which grants Sri Lanka two more years to implement the unmet actions outlined in resolution 30/1 from October 2015.
“We urge the Government of Sri Lanka to honor its commitment with regard to these resolutions and implement the same in letter and spirit. In keeping with its commitments, we also urge the government to sincerely address the issues of land release, the detention of Tamil political prisoners, grievances of the families of missing persons, and the enactment of constitutional reforms,” TNA statement read.
“The Tamil people have reached their limits of tolerance, and urge that their deprivation and suffering on these several issues be brought to an early end,” it further stated.
The statement also welcomed the engagement and assistance of the international community in the process towards reconciliation and transitional justice.
“The UN and the Human Rights Council and the International Community, we submit, should also take all necessary actions to ensure that the benefits of the implementation of the UN resolution are derived by the people who have been victims.”