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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7721274" data-attributes="member: 92282">Lanka rejects UN panelThe government has strongly opposed the appointment of the UN Expert  Panel by the UN Secretary General in New York yesterday and has called  the move as unwarranted and unnecessary interference with a sovereign  nation.A statement released by the External Affairs Ministry a short while ago  said that this interference, moreover, has potential for exploitation by  vested interests hostile to the process of reconciliation taking place  in Sri Lanka.“Sri Lanka is a sovereign state with a robustly independent judiciary  and a tried and tested system for the administration of justice. The  Government of Sri Lanka has consistently promoted and protected human  rights. Indeed, this has been explicitly acknowledged by legitimate  organs of the United Nations system. The Human Rights Council of the  United Nations has formally adopted, after the cessation of the conflict  situation, a resolution commending, inter alia, the commitment of Sri  Lanka to the promotion and protection of human rights," the statement  said.The statement further said that Sri Lanka was ravaged by the scourge of  terrorism for over 30 years and the people of Sri Lanka have, during  this period, suffered violence and terror of unimaginable proportions,  unleashed on them by the LTTE. It added that after a long and difficult struggle the Government of Sri  Lanka has successfully rid the country of terror, and is in the process  of rebuilding the lives of her people. “As an important part of this process the President of Sri Lanka has  appointed a Commission on “Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation” under the  Commissions of Inquiry Act, a statutory regime available under Sri  Lankan law. The Government is confident that the Commission would make a  most significant contribution to the further strengthening of national  amity, through a process of restorative justice,” the statement said.The Government of Sri Lanka notes that the joint statement of the  President of Sri Lanka and the Secretary – General issued at the  conclusion of the Secretary – General’s visit to the country on 23rd May  2009 makes no reference to “allegations of violations of international  humanitarian law committed during military operations between the  Government of Sri Lanka and LTTE, the statement said.      dailymirror</blockquote>

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