Focus on present, not dwell on past- Special UN Rapporteur
More focus should be placed on the current situation, with regard to human rights and minority issues, rather than dwelling on the past, the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues of the United Nations Human Rights Council Rita Izsák-Ndiaye has said.
Special Rapporteur Rita Izsák-Ndiaye is in Sri Lanka to assess the current situation of the national, ethnic and religious minorities.
She met with Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs D.M. Swaminathan yesterday.
The Minister said the present Government had taken many steps to improve the human rights situation in the country.
He informed Ms. Izsák-Ndiaye the Government would be abolishing the Prevention of Terrorism Act to be replaced with a new Act.
Speaking further with Ms. Izsák-Ndiaye, the Minister said that the Government had established and strengthened Independent Commissions to ensure the rights of minorities as well as the other citizens of Sri Lanka.
The Government has initiated the process of repealing the PTA at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
(Daily Mirror)
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Aiyo (this word is now in the Oxford Dictionary) Rita,
Of all people in Yahapalana, you had to meet with this toothless dinasaur.
Rita, just look at what you said:
“Speaking further with Ms. Izsák-Ndiaye, the Minister said that the Government had established and strengthened Independent Commissions to ensure the rights of minorities as well as the other citizens of Sri Lanka.”.
Rita, we knew this BS many years ago; you did not have to spend valuable UN dollars to come here and tell us this BS.
This woman ought to use Sri Lanka as a model for peaceful co-existence. We tolerate animal sacrifices accommodate self mortification in public in the name of religion…there is no universal medium of education where the Hindus Muslims and Christians are allowed to run their own school administrations something the United Nations peace keepers aggravated the the existing situations ultimately leading to 1000s of thousands massacred …Rwanda, Helped to assassinate democratically elected leaders …Patrice Lumuba… and finally leaving those countries in chaos. The Russians and Americans have reduced most of the middle east to a heap rubble. The best that UNDP should stay away from these problems rather than expand their presence like what is happening In Sri Lanka
What do you mean by what is happening in Sri Lanka? It is far better than the thing that was happened in previous regime .
Zamabe what do you mean by animal sacrifice in the name of religion? So what about the people who were massacre inside thee kathankudi mosque? What about the people who were killed on final phase of war in 2009 may? What about the monks who were massacre and what about the people who were victims of blast island wide. Humans are well ahead then the animals but you people are shouting unnecessary for these animals.