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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 11833249" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/mRmgD.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following  statement on the final report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and  Reconciliation Commission:  “Canada notes the public release of the  report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission.  Although we are still studying the report, the commission has addressed  and provided recommendations in some areas of concern, including  reconciliation, the rule of law and demilitarization.  “Canada  strongly urges the Government of Sri Lanka to implement the commission’s  recommendations and develop an implementation road map with clear  timelines while also addressing the issues the report did not cover. The  report’s recommendations—if implemented—can contribute to the process  of political reconciliation that must now take place to address the root  causes of deadly strife and division. However, to date, we have seen a  lack of both accountability and meaningful attempts at reconciliation on  the part of the Sri Lankan government. Decisive action is now required.  “Canada  remains concerned that the report does not fully address the grave  accusations of serious human rights violations that occurred toward the  end of the conflict. Many of the allegations outlined by the UN  Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka have  not been adequately addressed by this report. We continue to call for  an independent investigation into the credible and serious allegations  raised by the UN Secretary-General’s Panel that international  humanitarian law and human rights were violated by both sides in the  conflict.  “The Government of Sri Lanka must demonstrate the principles of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.” <a href="http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/11b.aspx" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/01/11b.aspx" target="_blank">international.gc.ca</a></blockquote>

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