UK disagrees with NAM on Lanka

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Britain disagrees with the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) that UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon is not within his right to set up a group of experts who will advise him on taking forward his concerns on Sri Lanka.

UK’s Permanent Representative to the UN Mark Lyall Grant says the Secretary-General does have a mandate through the UN charter to uphold human rights and humanitarian international law, and therefore he is entirely within his rights to set up the group of experts.

“We would disagree with the Non-Aligned Movement, who are arguing that he is acting beyond his mandate,” Inner City Press quoted Mark Lyall Grant as saying.

Ambassador Lyall Grant also noted that Britain has made it very clear that they want to see an end to impunity in Sri Lanka and see allegations of war crimes, human rights violations and human rights abuses thoroughly investigated.

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Comments - 13

Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:10 AM

So-called foreign 'EXPERTS' are experts in their stereotypes!And,
Goals for the developing world;Goal posts by the developed!
Professor Aswini has already asked the question:Is their just one travel agent in the city?(!)

Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:16 AM

Ask Mr Moon to look into the human rights in China.

Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:18 AM

Yes Sir. Obama's admin assigned UK on this matter.

Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:24 AM

They are the architects of this issue. We on't want their point of view. It is always against us. These guys think we are still under them. When we don't listen to them they try to create problems.

Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:32 AM

criminals hould be punished.

Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:42 AM

UK disagrees..........
Go tell that to the Egytians...............

Sri lanka issue has just provided the needed Oxygen to the NAM........... Thanks to the follies of BKM & the UN.

Its time to create a level playing field.

Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:42 AM

UK is one of the leading architects of the problem. They failed to support out fight against LTTE and now feel jealous that we could do it without them.

We will fight the next battle without the bankrupt USA and UK. It is they who created more than half of world's problems including the problems in middle east.

Now that they have no money, they can borrow some from LTTE.

The history will recod them as villains of the 20th Century. They are still living in the 29th century.

Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:43 AM

Non Aligned Movement (NAM) as know nothing about SL but UN knows lots,why we are afraid of investigations,clean the the name with full investigation nothing wrong with it?

Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:51 AM

UK members of parliment are most dishouourable members of the society., worst than second hand car dealers

Milked out millions of taxpayers money ?
what happened to respected Dr David Kelly ?
Why don't they shout about gantanamo- bay detanees who are totured ?
100,000 killed by UK & US state terrorist in Iraq & Afganistan
Innocent Brazilean electrician shot, Forestgate brothers persicuted/shot ?

UK just like UN just a lap-dog of US.
NAM members should all resign from UN & Commonwealth

Saturday, 20 March 2010 12:36 PM

You mean Bush, Blair, Brown, Solheim....?
EXACTLY (Prabha has een punished already)

Saturday, 20 March 2010 04:59 PM

If there is nothing to hide why can't the Govt. allow the investigation?

Saturday, 20 March 2010 05:45 PM

BEING PATRIOTIC IS SOME THING ,HUMAN RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA IS ANOTHER STORY.

Saturday, 20 March 2010 06:41 PM

if representatives are from corrupted nations, their opinion is also corrupted. Therefore, UK's opinion is right on right time.

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