Let Sri Lanka be judged on progress– Samarasinghe

Thursday, 07 March 2013 17:49

Sri Lanka deserves to be judged on its progress in implementing the recommendations of its own reconciliation commission than pre conceived agendas against it, the government’s human rights envoy and minister, Mahinda Samarasinghe said.

Speaking about his presentation made at the current UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva, Samarasinghe was hopeful that it would be viewed with due care by the council and its member states. “I hope that my presentation has made the impact it is aimed for. If anyone wants to be impartial and unbiased they would treat my presentation with fairness”, Samarasinghe told reporters.

Claiming that 99 per cent of some of the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) have been already implemented, Samarasinghe said “I told them to come and see it for themselves –how far we have progressed. I stated the truthful position (about implementation) in my presentation”.

He said Sri Lanka had made progress in LLRC recommendations on resettlement of the conflict displaced, demining of the conflict zones, achieving economic development in the regions, rehabilitation and reintegration into the society of the ex-LTTE combatants and caring for LTTE child recruits.

Samarasinghe, who is currently in Colombo would return to Geneva in time to attend UNHRC’s universal periodic review (UPR) debate on March 15.

“I will be addressing the UPR debate and on 20 March there will be Human Rights Commissioner’s report”. Sri Lanka was hopeful of support coming from Sri Lanka backers at the discussion on the High Commissioner’s report.

Speaking on the proposed resolution to be moved by the US, Samarasinghe said it was premature for the government to comment on it without officially knowing its nature.

The US resolution adopted last year with unexpected support from India urged Sri Lanka to show rapid progress on the LLRC recommendations.

Sri Lanka’s claims of progress however are being doubted by rights organizations and the international community.(PTI)

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-2+5 # jayasri 2013-03-07 05:30

what about the balance 1 percent. This is like that Kelani Dr. story

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-0+4 # No Drog 2013-03-07 20:42

where it was implemented ..under your bed?????

-1+4 # mori 2013-03-07 05:30

really??so pls cm bk minister.we dont want to answer thos fools at UNHRC.

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-0+6 # Van der Merwe 2013-03-07 19:33

brilliantly said Mori. I think he meant to say 99% not implemented.

-1+0 # ind 2013-03-08 08:29

You are hurt when your bloody Diaspora get hit.

-0+5 # ajith 2013-03-07 05:30

LLRC report of which country?

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-0+0 # mack 2013-03-07 05:30

he must be day dreaming.what have u done for the people,other than building roads and fancy tourist hotels in looted land

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-0+0 # sukku 2013-03-07 05:30

just 1% missing due to halal issue.

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-2+8 # Mdan 2013-03-07 18:02

What a foul mouth he has.. Unbelievable ..

-0+5 # homewatch 2013-03-07 19:46

No wonder no country trust Sri Lankan Govt's spokesmen. Laughing stock of the world right now!!!

-2+0 # ind 2013-03-08 08:30

Not him. US and UK supported by Tamil diaspora will become a laughing stock to the whole world very soon.

-2+5 # Wimal says 2013-03-07 18:09

Thanks to Bodu Bala Sena we will get another whole set of recommendations to be implemented before the next round.

-1+3 # Gane 2013-03-07 18:14

Oooooooooops............

-2+5 # kumar 2013-03-07 18:14

99%?? How can make such false statement in public? This shows the genuineness of the government statements.

-2+8 # Fusion 2013-03-07 18:16

Really? For starters, where is the "Independent Police Commission" recommended by the LLRC?

-0+4 # Silva de Mervin 2013-03-07 20:04

Oh, that is within that 1%.

-0+0 # tma 2013-03-08 12:37

I FULLY AGREE

-2+5 # Silva de Mervin 2013-03-07 18:24

Then you are better off telling uncle Sam about that 1%, not implemented yet!

-0+7 # Lucky Weeramantry 2013-03-07 18:24

What Is The 1% That Is Left To Be Implemented

-2+7 # Em 2013-03-07 18:29

Then why still racial discrimination happening publicly in the country?

-1+0 # ind 2013-03-08 08:32

Don't tell lies. Then why majority of Tamils live with Sinhalese ? How come Sri Lanka capital become more populated with Tamil speaking people rather than Sinhalese ??? Bull shit !!

-2+8 # lovesri 2013-03-07 18:30

Hope you were not able to complete the 1% due to the rain

-2+7 # Lucky Weeramantry 2013-03-07 18:31

Fools Paradise

-2+5 # Lucky Weeramantry 2013-03-07 18:38

He Is Day Dreaming

-2+3 # Selva 2013-03-07 18:42

Wow, miracle of Asia

-2+4 # Lucky Weeramantry 2013-03-07 18:43

This Is Just Like The PSC Report. Just One Sided.

-2+3 # Lucky Weeramantry 2013-03-07 18:44

Fantasy Island!

-0+1 # Kumara 2013-03-07 19:26

Who was your maths teacher at school?

-0+1 # S.Sriranjan 2013-03-07 19:34

Then the Balance of 1% could be implemented in No Times??

-0+1 # edward 2013-03-07 19:36

Then why other counties says not done ? who telling the truth ?

-0+3 # mathu 2013-03-07 19:42

Mr.Samarasinghe we know you are very weak in arithmeric.How you calculate the percenrage.What about Recociliation.You mean Recosiliation is makeing some Road.
Find Political Soulution base on previous diolog from more devolution to tamils. Don't vast your words at international Fouraums.

-0+1 # Karavaiyooran 2013-03-07 20:36

What a joke of this century..............

-1+0 # Jay 2013-03-07 22:11

The Hon Minister is sincere . . . .. He is only handicapped by his ability to count.

-0+2 # Lankan 2013-03-08 08:36

Well... am sure the member of the UN would have also read all the comments. Let me say this as a Citizen of Sri Lanka... Samarasinghe may be an MP but he is definitely not telling the truth. I live in Lanka and can see and feel the situation here. Samarasinghe is definitely trying to eyewash the UN panel...

Lets us Lankans ask Samarasinghe a simple question - what has the Government of Lanka achieved?? Nothing other than filling their pockets to the max and screwing Sri Lanka up big time.... We Lankans know that Samarasinghe is lying.....

-1+0 # ind 2013-03-08 09:16

from you comment even we can understood that you are not living in Sri Lanka and want other to understand you comment here by seeing everything. Ha, ha nice try !! Come with a new tactic.

-0+0 # ind 2013-03-08 09:18

Tamil diaspora has got angry that they are seeing their expectation won't achieve even this time as well in UNHRC meeting.

-0+0 # kumar 2013-03-08 10:49

It's too early to predict since the session is still going on. Could be a very bad time for War Crime supporters.

-0+1 # Calistus Jayatilleke 2013-03-08 15:17

What a pity, he cuts a very sorry figure in his assignment to sake the skin of old professori Peiris, in other words what they say in Sinhala "Kuliyata Kahinawa".

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