Rapp visits Jaffna

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Stephen J. Rapp, the US Ambassador on War Crimes, will visit the North today and meet Northern Provincial Council Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran in Jaffna, Daily Mirror learns.

Mr. Rapp heads the Office of Global Criminal Justice at the US State Department. He advises the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights on issues related to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

A US Embassy spokesman said Mr. Rapp would hold talks with a broad cross section of government officials, political leaders and civil society activists during his visit to Sri Lanka.

External Affairs Ministry sources said he would meet External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris either on Friday or Saturday. The minister is currently in the Middle East with President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a state visit there.

Mr. Rapp is expected to meet the commanders of the security forces and civil society activists including Dr. Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu, and representatives of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). A meeting has also been sought with the main opposition United National Party (UNP).

Mr. Rapps’ official website says, “To this end, the office advises US Government and foreign governments on the appropriate use of a wide range of transitional justice mechanisms, including truth and reconciliation commissions and reparations in addition to judicial processes.

The office also coordinates the US Government stance on international and hybrid courts currently prosecuting persons responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity – not only for such crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia – but also in Kenya, Libya, Côte d'Ivoire, Guatemala, and elsewhere in the world.(Kelum Bandara)

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T Wickramaratna Wednesday, 08 January 2014 02:45 AM

Who is playing hide and seek ?

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ram Wednesday, 08 January 2014 02:53 AM

Mr Stephen J. Rapp can you do an investigation what happen to the missing civilians of 146,679 in 2009 who were taken by SL Army.

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Suq Madique Wednesday, 08 January 2014 08:09 AM

ram, no can do. He's busy trying to cover up what happened in Iraq, Afganistan, Pakistan, Libya etc...

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Suq Madique Wednesday, 08 January 2014 08:10 AM

Why investigate again? I thought the tamil diaspora and C4 had all the evidence?

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Nodrog Wednesday, 08 January 2014 08:11 AM

ram, they were rehabilitated and released. Investigation closed.

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Sudharma Wednesday, 08 January 2014 09:19 AM

On the pretext of helping to resolve rights issues these people forcibly barge into Sri Lanka's internal affairs and collect more and more information only provided by the opposition parties most of which are exaggerated and false information and continue updating their records to raise HR issues against Sri Lanka. This is the truth behind of these people's visit to the island!!!!

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vj Wednesday, 08 January 2014 10:19 AM

Why is the SL govt allowing these clowns to roam around the country as they wish can our ministers do the same in US, UK or any other country.

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jim pappa Wednesday, 08 January 2014 11:51 AM

Wrap up Rapp and return to sender.

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Gamarala Thursday, 09 January 2014 09:11 AM

Americans talking of human rights is just laughable. They are the worst perpetrators of human rights abuses around the world. What a joke.

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Yuri Thursday, 09 January 2014 12:25 PM

No. thats what called US. power of US. did you get it. before you fly to beg think twice

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