This Is Draft Resolution Against Sri Lnaka

UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka: Test of India’s backbone as an emerging regional power

US resolution on Lanka only to divert attention from Israel - Cho S. Ramaswamy, editor of the Tamil weekly Thuglak, and a former Rajya Sabha member.

Mr Ramaswamy in his interview with R. Bhagwan Singh of the Deccan Chronicle on the 18th of March, questions why the US has moved this resolution. He says “What happened when the UNHCR spoke about (alleged violations by) Israel?

The US attacked it and said that this is becoming political. Why target Israel when there are violations all over the world? You are doing all this country-specific thing and that won’t do, the US had said. And that’s what India says. Perhaps, the US has come up with this resolution just to show that there are human rights violations elsewhere, too, in order to divert the world’s attention from Israel. Why should India be interested in it? Why should the Tamil champions be interested in it?”

If indeed this is the motivation for the US to move this resolution, why should other countries fall for this ploy? Why should India support it?

The tantalizing question being asked in many circles, nationally within India, and in other countries like China and Pakistan is whether India will support or oppose the resolution on Sri Lanka moved by the USA and its western allies.

It is understood that India, as a regional power, is and will be different to China as a regional or the new super power of the world. It is a democracy and it has to contend with domestic contentions. It however cannot succumb to domestic pressure if that pressure is due to domestic issues of another country.

The dilemma for the India government today about whether to support or oppose the US sponsored UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka is not because of possible human rights violations or possible war crimes. It is because of the pressure exerted on it by its regional ally in Tamil Nadu, the DMK, and the ADMK government of Tamil Nadu.

The DMK and the ADMK have played musical chairs on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue, and at times they have lent covert or overt support to the LTTE using the political motives of the LTTE as the reason for that support. They chose then to ignore the means that the LTTE employed to achieve their ends. Neither the DMK nor the ADMK have changed that stance as neither has condemned the LTTE for the atrocities they committed, violating all norms relating to human rights for 30 years in pursuance of a political objective.

The Union government of India cannot support this position, and ignore the failure of the DMK and the ADMK to condemn the LTTE.

The second issue that the Indian government has to take into account is propriety of either itself or the Tamil Nadu government and other political parties there meddling in the internal affairs of another sovereign country.

Sri Lankan Tamils are Sri Lankan Tamils, not Indian Tamils. If being a Tamil, living anywhere in the world, establishes a kinship with Tamil Nadu Tamils, then India could potentially meddle in the internal affairs of many countries where Tamils live.

For example, they could meddle in the internal affairs of Canada, as Toronto has the highest number of Sri Lankan Tamils living outside Sri Lanka.

If the kinship argument is taken further Greece could interfere in the internal affairs of Australia as Australia reportedly has the highest number of Greeks outside Greece. The list of such instances can be very long.

If India wishes to earn the respect of its neighbours, it has to draw a line in the sand on interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, and not succumb to pressure from its own constituents. It can certainly discuss concerns it has as a friendly neighbor on issues arising from its own domestic situations and on a bi lateral basis.

India however cannot be party to internationalization of another country’s domestic issues because of its own domestic contentions, and the pressure exerted on it by its domestic constituents. To do so will redefine what sovereign rights mean, and it will devalue its credibility and its strength as a major regional power.

India needs to stand up to its own domestic pressure groups, and it needs to stand up to the US and other western nations that are exerting pressure on it to do something that unjustly impinges on the sovereignty of another country. Failure to do so will render India impotent and a servant of other powerful nations.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which has traditionally supported the BJP has taken a firm stand on the Resolution and urged the Indian government to oppose it. In an editorial in the latest issue of RSS’ mouthpiece ‘Organiser’, it says “If India baulks today and adopts a ‘neutral’ position, it would find itself in the dock one day. India by its geo-political position must take a robust stand against the west interfering in issues not concerning them directly. There is no case for the US or any European nations to dictate to a democratically elected government.”

It adds that India should not support this attempt to humiliate it in a world forum that “belongs as much to us as it does to the West”.

The Organiser further states that the last few weeks of the war that are under scrutiny now witnessed a pitched battle in which both sides “killed and got killed unrestrained”.

“The number of child soldiers LTTE chief V Prabhakaran recruited and trained has not been documented. Boys and girls were picked up at an unsuspecting age, fed on a liberal dose of LTTE literature enumerating the torture and humiliation of the Tamils by the Lankans and were prepared to ‘fight’ on the command of the well-structured LTTE ‘army’,” the editorial said.

Sri Lanka has stated publicly that it will implement the LLRC recommendations. It has already begun implementing some of them. It does not make any sense for the US resolution to ask Sri Lanka to do what it has already done, and is doing. It makes sense only if the US has a different agenda in wishing to ask Sri Lanka to do what it is already doing.

In any event, the LLRC recommendations are a matter for Sri Lanka and its citizens. It does not concern the UNHRC or the US, or other Western nations.

Sri Lankans have a right to hold their government accountable and pressurize it to implement recommendations in its own LLRC. Others should butt out and leave Sri Lanka alone.

- Asian Tribune –

Actually the recommendation of the LLRC is a domestic one and the Government already started to implement it. The US may have separate agenda as the writer says may be just to not only USA but also others have violated human right!

To me nothing to fear by the investors, because deleted is also supports to implement LLRC recommendations.

"[i]Terrorists and their supporters will shout about human rights"
-Great Russian leader;,Vladimir Putin.

- The Point Taken And No Comment On The Thread ! -

WildBear wrote:"[i]Terrorists and their supporters will shout about human rights"
-Great Russian leader;,Vladimir Putin.

Exactly.......That is what is happening......

Seems like many people think this resolution even if won by USA etc, is the end of the world for Sri Lanka.

Some of us will leave CSE due to these short term issues. Some of us will monitor and make use of the market drops .

rijayasooriya wrote:

WildBear wrote:"[i]Terrorists and their supporters will shout about human rights"
-Great Russian leader;,Vladimir Putin.

Exactly.......That is what is happening......

Please note the above phrase said by whom.
Who killed so many in Chechnya and won the election by rigging.(Similar to our known last election)

India has to play a major role to get amended or delayed the tabling of the resolution. India has a long term vision of the outcome that impacts India in the long run. So India is very eager to soften the contents of resolution. Also they know that China is heavily lobbying against the USA. However, at the end of the drama Sri Lanka will be given a lot of pressure that the recommendation given by the LLRC to implemented.
Foreign investors are counting the days to see what would happen.
Is there any major setback of the stock market if USA get what they had been dreaming for a long time? Experts any new thinking?

Redbulls wrote:

rijayasooriya wrote:

WildBear wrote:"[i]Terrorists and their supporters will shout about human rights"
-Great Russian leader;,Vladimir Putin.

Exactly.......That is what is happening......

Please note the above phrase said by whom.
Who killed so many in Chechnya and won the election by rigging.(Similar to our known last election)

At the same time,look who is bringing this forward.USA-who has terrible history of human rights violation from their inception, including killing Red Indians,Human slavery,imperialism,killing of thousands of innoncent Japanese people with atomic bombing to Hiroshima,Nagasaki, Human massacre in Vietnam.Cuba,Afghanisthan,Iraq,and many other countries. So USA IS THE LIVING DISGRACE OF HUMAN CIVILITATION,only second to Nazi regime by Hitler.USA is simply the root of all evil in present world,
The good thing is it's power and economy is perishing day by day with emergence of new super powers of China and Russia.

Redbulls wrote:

rijayasooriya wrote:

WildBear wrote:"[i]Terrorists and their supporters will shout about human rights"
-Great Russian leader;,Vladimir Putin.

Exactly.......That is what is happening......

Please note the above phrase said by whom.
Who killed so many in Chechnya and won the election by rigging.(Similar to our known last election)

our last election was a provincial council one. Are you claiming that was rigged?

Redbulls wrote:

rijayasooriya wrote:

WildBear wrote:"[i]Terrorists and their supporters will shout about human rights"
-Great Russian leader;,Vladimir Putin.

Exactly.......That is what is happening......

Please note the above phrase said by whom.
Who killed so many in Chechnya and won the election by rigging.(Similar to our known last election)

At the same time,look who is bringing this forward.USA-who has terrible history of human rights violation from their inception, including killing Red Indians,Human slavery,imperialism,killing of thousands of innoncent Japanese people with atomic bombing to Hiroshima,Nagasaki, Human massacre in Vietnam.Cuba,Afghanisthan,Iraq,and many other countries. So USA IS THE LIVING DISGRACE OF HUMAN CIVILITATION,only second to Nazi regime by Hitler.USA is simply the root of all evil in present world,
The good thing is it's power and economy is perishing day by day with emergence of new super powers of China and Russia.

rijayasooriya
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Dear Friend,

Nothing with the post here. It is difficalt look at your picture given. Think to change it if you don't mind.

Watch UNHRC voting live on http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/17583-enter-the-dragon.html

WildBear wrote:

Redbulls wrote:

rijayasooriya wrote:

WildBear wrote:"[i]Terrorists and their supporters will shout about human rights"
-Great Russian leader;,Vladimir Putin.

Exactly.......That is what is happening......

Please note the above phrase said by whom.
Who killed so many in Chechnya and won the election by rigging.(Similar to our known last election)

At the same time,look who is bringing this forward.USA-who has terrible history of human rights violation from their inception, including killing Red Indians,Human slavery,imperialism,killing of thousands of innoncent Japanese people with atomic bombing to Hiroshima,Nagasaki, Human massacre in Vietnam.Cuba,Afghanisthan,Iraq,and many other countries. So USA IS THE LIVING DISGRACE OF HUMAN CIVILITATION,only second to Nazi regime by Hitler.USA is simply the root of all evil in present world,
The good thing is it's power and economy is perishing day by day with emergence of new super powers of China and Russia.

Well said.100% agreed.

“Those who live in glass houses should best exercise caution before throwing stones”, the Minister M.Samarasinghe stated while adding that Sri Lanka will not accept the resolution on principle citing that the founding principles of the UNHRC were being assailed.

http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=17452&mode=beauti

WELL SAID....

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJWeg0MezSHR0ZK6Tv4VnNMkwI4Q?docId=82552ff06a4f4c64a3b5e8e46f264f21

The U.N. Human Rights Council approved the resolution with 24 countries in favor and 15 against. Eight countries abstained from Thursday's vote.[quote]

US Led resolution adopted,got 24 votes in favour and 15 against

How the countries voted on Lankan resolution


March 22, 2012 04:41 pm



The US and European Union sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC was adopted with 24 countries voting for the resolution and 15 against it. Eight countries abstained from voting

http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=17458

The diluted the resolution even further.

WildBear wrote:

Redbulls wrote:

rijayasooriya wrote:

WildBear wrote:"[i]Terrorists and their supporters will shout about human rights"
-Great Russian leader;,Vladimir Putin.

Exactly.......That is what is happening......

Please note the above phrase said by whom.
Who killed so many in Chechnya and won the election by rigging.(Similar to our known last election)

At the same time,look who is bringing this forward.USA-who has terrible history of human rights violation from their inception, including killing Red Indians,Human slavery,imperialism,killing of thousands of innoncent Japanese people with atomic bombing to Hiroshima,Nagasaki, Human massacre in Vietnam.Cuba,Afghanisthan,Iraq,and many other countries. So USA IS THE LIVING DISGRACE OF HUMAN CIVILITATION,only second to Nazi regime by Hitler.USA is simply the root of all evil in present world,
The good thing is it's power and economy is perishing day by day with emergence of new super powers of China and Russia.

Mate can u remember wat srilankan govt supported thugs in 1983 to tamils all over de island? U have comfortably forgotten that.DELETED.You guys even burnt south asia's biggest library in jaffna in 1981.



better u read some history mate.

America may not be perfect country but they at least voice for some suppressed communities. And human rights in America 100 times better than in Sri Lanka.

Don't go back to things which happened before second world war mate. if you do dat mate my reply is when Portuguese came to Sri lanka how was Sri lanka?

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If situations in Afganistan & Iraq were that great before USA gone there, srilankans wld have visited there instead of USA & western countries.

Actually america's history of human rights violations is far worse than sri lanka. Until the 70s black couldn't attend the same schools as whites in parts of the country, the blacks had separate public same from the whites.

Lemuria,

Please do not spread or drag racism here.This is the last warning.I will ban u if put any idea on racism.I have that power till I am a moderator.

Do not misunderstand.

All this censorship is really silly.

Mr moderator, there was no racism. First you consult with site admin before deleting my comments. What I have told are matter of facts mate.

MATE YOU CANNOT BAN ME. REMEMBER THAT.

HOW THIS BECOMES RACISM WHEN I SAY "when Portuguese came to sri lanka, it has three kingdoms (Jaffna, Colombo & Kandy) and british left this as one country"

So this is racism for you mate. You don't have any qualifications to be a moderator. you are a disgrace to be a moderator in this forum.