A draft resolution on Sri Lanka put forward to the European Parliament, which will be debated today and is likely to be adopted, has called for the “rapid and full implementation” of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution.
The draft resolution which was handed over yesterday, a copy of which was obtained by Daily Mirror online, says the Sri Lankan Government needs to be generous and proactive in addressing the concerns and interests of its Tamil citizens and to implement rapidly and fully the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution, as well as further and significant devolution measures so that the Tamil peoples, too, see the defeat of the LTTE as a liberation.
It also says that Sri Lanka's economic recovery will depend greatly on foreign direct investment and also on continued EU support.
The draft resolution, among other points, also calls for also expresses serious concerns about overcrowding and inadequate access to clean water, sanitation and medical facilities for the IDPs.
It also notes that the human rights situation is unlikely to improve without the involvement of permanent international observers, in particular from organisations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The draft report calls on all Tamil leaders to commit to a political settlement and to renounce terrorism and violence once and for all.
It recognizes Sri Lanka's development of a National Plan of Action for the Encouragement of Human Rights (NHRAP) and also welcomes the introduction of the Victim and Witness Assistance and Protection Bill and acknowledges the peaceful holding of local elections in northern Sri Lanka.
The draft resolution will be debated at the European Parliament later today, changes made to it if required and will be adopted, EU sources told Daily Mirror online.
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The draft resolution which was handed over yesterday, a copy of which was obtained by Daily Mirror online, says the Sri Lankan Government needs to be generous and proactive in addressing the concerns and interests of its Tamil citizens and to implement rapidly and fully the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution, as well as further and significant devolution measures so that the Tamil peoples, too, see the defeat of the LTTE as a liberation.
It also says that Sri Lanka's economic recovery will depend greatly on foreign direct investment and also on continued EU support.
The draft resolution, among other points, also calls for also expresses serious concerns about overcrowding and inadequate access to clean water, sanitation and medical facilities for the IDPs.
It also notes that the human rights situation is unlikely to improve without the involvement of permanent international observers, in particular from organisations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
The draft report calls on all Tamil leaders to commit to a political settlement and to renounce terrorism and violence once and for all.
It recognizes Sri Lanka's development of a National Plan of Action for the Encouragement of Human Rights (NHRAP) and also welcomes the introduction of the Victim and Witness Assistance and Protection Bill and acknowledges the peaceful holding of local elections in northern Sri Lanka.
The draft resolution will be debated at the European Parliament later today, changes made to it if required and will be adopted, EU sources told Daily Mirror online.
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