{"id":122386,"date":"2014-03-28T00:51:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=122386"},"modified":"2014-04-12T17:40:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T12:10:58","slug":"we-are-extremely-disappointed-on-indias-abstain-says-tcsf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/we-are-extremely-disappointed-on-indias-abstain-says-tcsf\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We Are Extremely Disappointed On India&#8217;s Abstain&#8217; Says TCSF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While expressing its appreciation for those countries that sponsored and voted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/un-mandates-war-crimes-probe-in-sri-lanka-stronger\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the resolution<\/span><\/a> on promoting accountability, reconciliation and human rights in Sri Lanka last night, the Tamil Civil Society Forum (TCSF) says; &#8220;We are extremely disappointed that India chose to abstain during the vote on the full text of the resolution and to vote for the motion that sought to delete the paragraph (Operative Paragraph 10)\u00a0 in the resolution authorising the OHCHR to undertake investigations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69190\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Rayappu-Joseph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69190\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-69190\" alt=\"Rt. Rev. Dr. Rayappu Joseph\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Rayappu-Joseph-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Rayappu-Joseph-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Rayappu-Joseph-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Rayappu-Joseph.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-69190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rt. Rev. Dr. Rayappu Joseph<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Issuing a statement on\u00a0behalf of the TCSF ,\u00a0Rt. Rev. Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Rayappu+Joseph&amp;x=12&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rayappu Joseph<\/span><\/a> (Bishop of Mannar) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Kumaravadivel+Guruparan&amp;x=11&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kumaravadivel Guruparan<\/span><\/a> (University of Jaffna) said; &#8220;We deeply regret that this resolution does not provide for the establishment of a robust mechanism of international investigations in the form of an International Commission of Inquiry. We are also concerned that the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner&#8217;s mandate for investigations has been\u00a0 limited to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission&#8217;s time framework. The resolution does not explicitly provide her office the authority to investigate on going violations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With regard to Operative Paragraph 6 of the resolution we reiterate that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=13th+Amendment&amp;x=8&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">13th amendment<\/span><\/a> provides no basis for a political solution of the Tamil question. The narrative of the preambular paragraphs, we note with regret, does not take into consideration the specificity of the problems faced by the Tamils.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are concerned that despite the resolution and the debate leading up to it, the plight of the Tamils continue and continue to escalate. 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