(For Amnesty International)
Dear UNSG Ban Ki-Moon,
First of all let me thank you for taking the important decision to set up a Panel of Experts to advise your office on accountability issues in Sri Lanka. When the war between the LTTE and Government forces in Sri Lanka ended there was a glimmer of hope for the Tamil people of the northern parts of the country. However such hopes were shattered when it came to the fore that war crimes and gross human rights violations were committed against the victims of the civil war by both the government forces and the LTTE.
Almost two years after the end of the conflict the true extent of the violations remains hidden and justice is being denied. The Panel of Experts must have the support of the international community to perform its work towards ensuring accountability and delivering justice to the victims. It is therefore imperative for the United Nations to make the report public. Amnesty International has called for the United Nations to conduct an independent investigation in response to the compelling evidence of human rights violation committed against the victims of the war. It is particularly important as the government obstructed independent monitoring and reporting in the latter stages of the conflict.
We urge you to fulfil your commitment to accountability issues in Sri Lanka.
Please make the UN Panel report, scheduled for handover to your office on 13 April, public without delay.
Yours Sincerely,
Aravind Ramesh
Dear UNSG Ban Ki-Moon,
First of all let me thank you for taking the important decision to set up a Panel of Experts to advise your office on accountability issues in Sri Lanka. When the war between the LTTE and Government forces in Sri Lanka ended there was a glimmer of hope for the Tamil people of the northern parts of the country. However such hopes were shattered when it came to the fore that war crimes and gross human rights violations were committed against the victims of the civil war by both the government forces and the LTTE.
Almost two years after the end of the conflict the true extent of the violations remains hidden and justice is being denied. The Panel of Experts must have the support of the international community to perform its work towards ensuring accountability and delivering justice to the victims. It is therefore imperative for the United Nations to make the report public. Amnesty International has called for the United Nations to conduct an independent investigation in response to the compelling evidence of human rights violation committed against the victims of the war. It is particularly important as the government obstructed independent monitoring and reporting in the latter stages of the conflict.
We urge you to fulfil your commitment to accountability issues in Sri Lanka.
Please make the UN Panel report, scheduled for handover to your office on 13 April, public without delay.
Yours Sincerely,
Aravind Ramesh
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