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FCO minister reiterates the UK's strong suort for the Office of the High Commissioner for human rights!ights inquiry into Sri $an%a (O"S$) during a meeting with reresentati#es of Tamil diaspora organisations on tuesda& in $ondon. '(.e are disaointed at the osition the Sri $an%an go#ernment has so far chosen to
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UK Strongly Supports the International Inquiry Reiterates FCO Minister, Meeting With Tamil Diaspora
FCO minister reiterates the UK's strong suort for the Office of the High Commissioner for human rights!ights inquiry into Sri $an%a (O"S$) during a meeting with reresentati#es of Tamil diaspora organisations on tuesda& in $ondon. '(.e are disaointed at the osition the Sri $an%an go#ernment has so far chosen to
FCO minister reiterates the UK's strong suort for the Office of the High Commissioner for human rights!ights inquiry into Sri $an%a (O"S$) during a meeting with reresentati#es of Tamil diaspora organisations on tuesda& in $ondon. '(.e are disaointed at the osition the Sri $an%an go#ernment has so far chosen to
diaspora Photograph Nov 2013 - FCO minister Hugo Swire meets with Tamil diaspora groups along side ! Prime "inister Cameron ahead o# CHO$" % 0& O'to(er 201) The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Minister of State, Hugo Swire reiterated the UK's strong suort for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human !ights "n#estigation into Sri $an%a (O"S$) during a meeting with reresentati#es of Tamil diasora organisations on Tuesda& in $ondon' (Mr Swire held a meeting with mem)ers of the Tamil communit& following a num)er of re*uests in order to discuss de#eloments on Sri $an%a and the human rights situation there' +uring the meeting, Mr Swire reiterated the UK,s strong suort for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human !ights "n#estigation on Sri $an%a (O"S$),( a so%eserson for the FCO told the Tamil -uardian' (.e are disaointed at the osition the Sri $an%an go#ernment has so far chosen to adot in regards to the U/ Human !ights Council mandated in#estigation,( the so%eserson said, adding that the UK would (continue to strongl& suort the renewed resolution agreed at the March U/ Human !ights Council, and continue to call uon the Sri $an%an go#ernment to )oth co0oerate with the in#estigation and ma%e rogress on human rights and reconciliation'( Sea%ing to Tamil -uardian on Tuesda& e#ening, 1an 1anana&agam from Tamils 2gainst -enocide said T2- welcomed the in#estigation as 3one milestone in the roadma to rosecutions of eretrators of mass0 atrocities(, howe#er, urged that the in#estigation )e 3sufficientl& resourced to comrehensi#el& address the full range of alleged crimes articularl& gi#en how o)structi#e the go#ernment of Sri $an%a has )een4' 3-i#en the scale of the mass0atrocities it is crucial that the resent in#estigation co#ers the )road range of allegations, including the deli)erate, reeated targeting of the ci#ilian oulation #ia a multilicit& of methods including the use of cluster and chemical munitions, the with0holding of food and medicine and attac%s on the distri)ution centres for food and medicine,4 she said' 3Cula)ilit& e5tends throughout the chain of command of the militar& as well as the go#ernment deartments resonsi)le for withholding food and medicine from the Tamil #ictims'4 The UK FCO said howe#er, it was confident that Sri $an%a's refusal to cooerate would not deter the O"S$ team from carr&ing out the necessar& in#estigation' (6#en if co0oeration from the Sri $an%an go#ernment is not forthcoming, we are confident that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human !ights, together with indeendent e5erts, can carr& out the )road and ro)ust in#estigation that is needed,( the FCO so%eserson said' Calling for tangi)le action to )e ta%en against the Sri $an%an go#ernment in resonse to its non0cooeration, Tamil diasora organisations told the Tamil -uardian on Tuesda&, the& )elie#ed that targeted sanctions against %e& Sri $an%an olitical and militar& figures were urgentl& needed to force Sri $an%a to cooerate with the in*uir&' (The -TF calls on the UK to ta%e urgent action to rerimand Sri $an%a for not cooerating with the U/H!C on the international in#estigation such as a tra#el )an on the indi#iduals within the regime and militar&, and free7ing of their assets,( the -lo)al Tamil Forum(-TF) so%eserson, Suren Surendiran said' He added that the targeting the sanctions at the regime and militar& was necessar& to a#oid hurting the general Sri $an%an u)lic' 2head of toda&'s meeting, the -TF wrote to Mr Hugo Swire, calling for a more (full and fran% araisal( of the current situation in the /orth )& the 8ritish High Commission staff in Sri $an%a, and also wrote to the FCO Foreign Secretar& 9hili Hammond, calling for action to )e ta%en against the roscrition of se#eral Tamil diasora organisations )& the Sri $an%an go#ernment' See letters here and here' 6ndorsing the call for tra#el )ans and asset free7es, Sen Kandiah of Tamils For $a)ourcriticised the current 8ritish go#ernment's olic& on Sri $an%a, as one of (no consistenc&(' (.hat is the conse*uence to date of not cooerating with U/H!C resolution )& Sri $an%a: /othing,4 he said' 32 #er& wea% resonse from 8ritish -o#ernment indeed'( The UK go#ernment's reiteration of its suort for the in*uir& was welcomed )& 2ru;ana Si#ananthan of 8ritish Tamil Conser#ati#es meanwhile, who said (8TC welcomes the strong emhasis laced on the O"S$ )& the 8ritish go#ernment(' Suorting the call for targeted sanctions, the 8ritish Tamils Forum (8TF) urged the UK and 6U to also imlement )roader economic sanctions, in resonse to Sri $an%a's non0cooeration with the U/H!C mandated in*uir&' The 8TF's -eneral Secretar& <' !a#i Kumar howe#er stressed that the rocess of accounta)ilit& must not sto with the in#estigation, and must instead lead on to ;ustice' (!egardless of olitical ositions such as regime change in Sri $an%a and an& international suort to )ring good go#ernance 0 the accounta)ilit& rocess should continue until ;ustice is deli#ered to the #ictims of these genocidal crimes committed against Tamils,( Mr !a#i Kumar said, calling for an international tri)unal, similar to that in !wanda and =ugosla#ia, to )e esta)lished' !eiterating the need for ;ustice following the O"S$'s reort, e5ected in March >?@A, Ms 1anana&agam said, (we are #er& much hoing to see a referral to the U/ Securit& Council(' (This should )e in arallel to an& domestic efforts under uni#ersal ;urisdiction that indi#idual mem)er states ma& underta%e,( she added' (.e and other diasora grous are clear that rosecution of eretrators is a non0negotia)le o);ecti#e for the Tamil eole who ha#e suffered so much'( Posted by Thavam