{"id":216702,"date":"2021-02-19T02:09:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T20:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=216702"},"modified":"2021-02-20T04:34:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T23:04:53","slug":"eminent-persons-call-for-international-action-against-the-nandasena-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/eminent-persons-call-for-international-action-against-the-nandasena-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Eminent Persons Call For International Action Against The Nandasena Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an unprecedented statement<\/a><\/span>, a group of eminent persons called for immediate international actions against the Nadasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/a><\/span> regime. The call by over 20 experts and world leaders noted that \u2018Sri Lanka has made its justice institutions unavailable to its own victims.\u2019 They called on Member States of the UN to heed the call by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet in her recent report<\/a><\/span> to work with victims and their representatives to pursue justice through universal or extraterritorial jurisdiction. \u2018Existing international avenues for accountability such as the International Criminal Court should be considered, in the face of Sri Lanka\u2019s opposition to ending impunity. We also support the High Commissioner\u2019s suggestion of imposing targeted sanctions against credibly alleged perpetrators of international crimes and strengthened monitoring and reporting by a dedicated Special Rapporteur.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Among the signatories to the open letter are the Chair of the \u2018Elders\u2019 Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and Juan Manuel Santos, the Nobel Peace Prize winning former president of Colombia. The \u2018Elders\u2019 is a grouping of eminent leaders, established by former South African President Nelson Mandela. The current Elders comprise former US President Jimmy Carter, South African freedom fighter Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu and Former UN Secretary General Banki-Moon among several others.<\/p>\n

All the former UN Human Rights High Commissioners since the Human Rights Council was established in 2006 have signed the open letter. Louise Arbour, Navanethem Pillay and Zeid Ra\u2019ad Al Hussein have endorsed the report and recommendations of the incumbent High Commissioner. Prominent among the other signatories are Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (2012-2016), Charles Petrie, former United Nations Assistant Secretary General, Head, Secretary General\u2019s Internal Review Panel on United Nation\u2019s Actions in Sri Lanka (2012) and Marzuki Darusman, Secretary General\u2019s Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka (2010-2011).<\/p>\n

The full Statement is found here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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