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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sriboysl" data-source="post: 22400764" data-attributes="member: 113394">යුධ විරුවෝ රකිනවා...  බම්බුව තමා..!!යුධ විරුවෝ රකිනවා කියාලා සිරා කැගැහුවට.....  බම්බුව තමා ..!!Political promises on ‘war heroes’ offer no warranty internationally – UN expert                  October 23, 2017          07:22 pm                                                                                                       By <a href="http://www.adaderana.lk/authors/3/yusuf-ariff" target="_blank"> Yusuf Ariff</a>                                                Transitional justice processes are nothing like ‘witch hunts’ and  they do not involve massive purges, and do not trade on charges of  collective responsibility or guilt by association, the UN’s Special  Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees  of non-recurrence said.   Mr. Pablo de Greiff made these observations at a press briefing held  in Colombo today (23), on the conclusion of his 14-day official country  visit to Sri Lanka.  He also noted with concern the use of rhetoric such as ‘war heroes will never be brought to trial.’   He stated that this seems to him to misrepresent the target of  transitional justice accountability measures by suggesting that it is a  generally anti-security agenda, and also by forgetting that no one who  has committed violations of human rights law or of the laws of war  deserves to be called a hero.   The Special Rapporteur added that the promise mentioned above  regarding ‘war heroes’ is a legally unenforceable political statement,  and therefore cannot offer any real security.   “In order to make it effective it would ultimately require a  violation of the principle of the separation of powers, the independence  of the judiciary, amongst others.”   “Moreover, needless to say, it offers absolutely no warranty internationally.   Mr. de Greiff stated that as the recent case presented in Brazil  against a former member of the Armed Forces demonstrates, accountability  will be sought either here or abroad.   In my opinion, this is an additional reason for the country, with the  full support of the Armed Forces --who stand a lot to gain from this  process-- to establish a robust and credible comprehensive transitional  justice policy, he said.   Providing his recommendations, the UN Special Rapporteur called for  the adoption of a comprehensive Transitional Justice Strategy that  includes a clear calendar for the implementation of the different  transitional justice mechanisms, including truth, justice, reparations,  and guarantees of non-recurrence, identifies needs in terms of budget,  staff and required expertise, and outlines the links between the  different elements of the strategy. He also urged to allow for public  consultation of the plan.   He stated that the Government should take advantage of the report of  the National Consultations on the Reconciliation Mechanisms carried out  by the Consultation Task Force.   The report identifies expectations, needs, challenges and priorities  as expressed by key stakeholders and could be invaluable to align the  Government’s designs with the needs of the victims, he said.   “Thus far, Sri Lanka has regrettably underutilized the support  offered by the United Nations. The country should particularly tap more  into expertise,” he stressed.  <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/angry.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angry:" title="Angry    :angry:" data-shortname=":angry:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/angry.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angry:" title="Angry    :angry:" data-shortname=":angry:" /></blockquote>

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