Tuesday, November 15, 2011

    The United States says Sri Lanka must ensure accountability for serious violations of human rights during the war.

    Deputy U.S Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asian Affairs Robert M. Scher told a conference in Galle today that during his visit to the country he will make it clear that the United States needs to see continued progress in promoting the rights of all Sri Lankans.

    “I will discuss areas of mutual interest and security cooperation, such as maritime security, and I will make it clear that the United States needs to see continued progress in promoting the rights of all Sri Lankans and in taking concrete steps to bring about reconciliation with the Tamil population. Further, we believe that a serious effort by the Sri Lankan government to ensure accountability for serious violations of human rights during the war is critically important, and the only way to truly solidify the peace you and your people worked so hard to achieve,” he said.

    The US official said that the Obama administration has made it clear that it will pursue policies that include both engagement with those with whom the US share interests and on behalf of improvements in human rights.

    “These two approaches are not in competition, but must, by necessity, be pursued in conjunction with each other,” he added.

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    4 Comments for “Ensure accountability: US tells Lanka”

  1. Sri

    November 15, 2011 – 1:55 am

    How and who will ensure accountability? LLRC Report is not out yet!

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  2. tomsamusa

    November 15, 2011 – 5:21 am

    Well said Obama admn; it’s time to suspend all consessions and aid till the sinking lanka complies.

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  3. raj

    November 15, 2011 – 6:27 am

    US can tell anything. what is the impact of telling these advice? Mostly Tamils are the vicitims of human rights violaitons though there are Sinhaleses who have been affected by human rights violations.

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  4. suren soysa

    November 15, 2011 – 8:11 am

    It looks as if this Robert of US was in the middle of the war to say there were serious violations during the war with a bunch of ruthless terrorists. He is well fed with false data by the Sri Lankan Tamil tigers living in US & else where. These fools should first mind there own business acceptably to the world before barking at other sovereign Nations. Nothing better than what we did to the LTTE should be done to any terrorist out fit in Sri Lanka whether they be Sinhalese, Muslim or Tamil. Hope Robort of US will bear that in mind firmly.

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