{"id":123895,"date":"2014-05-01T03:09:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T21:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=123895"},"modified":"2014-05-16T03:41:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T22:11:27","slug":"canada-concerned-by-sri-lankas-inclusion-of-canadians-on-terrorist-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/canada-concerned-by-sri-lankas-inclusion-of-canadians-on-terrorist-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Concerned By Sri Lanka\u2019s Inclusion Of Canadians On Terrorist List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u201cWe are concerned by the Government of Sri Lanka\u2019s\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/banning-gazette-contains-list-of-16-tamil-diaspora-orgs-and-424-individuals\/\">listing of 16 entities and 424 individuals<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for purported links to terrorist activities, including some with ties to Canada.&#8221; said the Canadian\u00a0Foreign Affairs Minister <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=John+Baird&amp;x=11&amp;y=7\">John Baird<\/a><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> and the Lynne\u00a0Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), today.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3999\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/john-baird-colombotelegraph-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3999\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3999\" alt=\"John Baird\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/john-baird-colombotelegraph-5-223x300.jpg\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/john-baird-colombotelegraph-5-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/john-baird-colombotelegraph-5.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Baird<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Issuing statement they said;\u00a0<\/span>\u201cSri Lanka\u2019s action has no legal effect in Canada: it does not constrain the freedom of listed groups and individuals to lawfully express their views in Canada. However, Canadians targeted by this list could be subject to possible questioning, detention or arrest by authorities in Sri\u00a0Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiaspora communities play an important role in Sri Lanka\u2019s post-conflict reconciliation process. This action by the Sri\u00a0Lankan government could further hinder progress on reconciliation. While we may share concerns about some of those listed, we remind the Government of Sri Lanka that it must ensure any measure taken to combat terrorism complies with its obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government of Canada remains committed to combatting all forms of terrorism. Under the provisions of the Criminal Code, Canada included the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on its list of terrorist entities in 2006 and added the World Tamil Movement to the list in 2008.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Backgrounder &#8211; Canada\u2019s Ongoing Support for Human Rights in Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canada has been a vocal advocate for improved human rights in Sri\u00a0Lanka, as well as post-conflict reconciliation and accountability. Unfortunately, Canada has received little assurance that the Government of Sri Lanka is serious about addressing these issues. While obvious progress has been made in physical reconstruction, demining and other areas, the Sri Lankan government has not taken comprehensive action on many of the recommendations of its own Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Canada has strongly supported resolutions by the United Nations and the Commonwealth condemning the Sri Lankan government\u2019s lack of action on reconciliation and the country\u2019s disturbing slide in human rights.<\/p>\n<p>Canada continues to call on the Government of Sri Lanka to implement fully the recommendations of its own Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission and to respect human rights and the rule of law. Canada also continues to express concerns over human rights abuses and violations in Sri Lanka, including arbitrary detentions and reprisals against activists.<\/p>\n<p>Canada will continue to pursue these issues through bilateral and multilateral channels and to offer appropriate assistance to Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Related posts;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/gota-banned-ctc-urges-interested-parties-to-review-the-judgement-against-rohan-gunaratna\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gota Banned CTC Urges Interested Parties To Review The Judgement Against Rohan Gunaratna<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/banning-gazette-contains-list-of-16-tamil-diaspora-orgs-and-424-individuals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Gota\u2019s Banning Gazette Contains List Of 16 Tamil Diaspora Orgs And 424 Individuals<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":3999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,6969,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-news","category-popular-stories","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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