{"id":150923,"date":"2015-09-17T02:05:48","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T20:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=150923"},"modified":"2015-09-17T02:05:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T20:35:48","slug":"appgt-demands-international-community-accept-uns-call-for-special-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/appgt-demands-international-community-accept-uns-call-for-special-court\/","title":{"rendered":"APPGt Demands International Community Accept UN\u2019s Call For Special Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe are shocked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/un-human-rights-boss-urges-creation-of-hybrid-special-court-in-sri-lanka\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the UN\u2019s report<\/span><\/a> into human rights abuses and war crimes at the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka. The report makes harrowing reading, and presents evidence of gross human rights abuses suffered by mainly Tamil civilians at the hands of Sri Lankan government forces and the Tamil Tigers.&#8221; says UK&#8217;s All Party Parliamentary Group For Tamils (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=APPGT&amp;x=7&amp;y=10\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">APPGt<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_146949\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/James-Berry-Conservative-Member-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146949\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/James-Berry-Conservative-Member-.jpg\" alt=\"James Berry - President of the APPGt\" width=\"116\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-146949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Berry &#8211; President of the APPGt<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Issuing a statement today the APPGt says; \u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u201cThe UN\u2019s report only came about because the UK and other members of the UNHRC demanded an independent investigation into human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, an investigation that the Sri Lankan government attempted to bock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s report is not the end of the Tamil people\u2019s struggle for justice, it is barely the beginning. The people of Sri Lanka desperately need reconciliation. But true reconciliation can only take place after proper accountability for the grave human rights abuses set out in the UN\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of today\u2019s shocking and damning report, the APPG for Tamils again calls on the members of the UN Human Rights Council to ensure that a robust accountability mechanism is put in Sri Lanka under UN supervision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The APPG for Tamils will be monitoring the situation closely. 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