And who really believes that the Federal government had no involvement here at all...given the cosy relationship established recently with the Sri Lankan regime.... theguardian/world/2014/sep/12/sydney-university-bows-to-request-from-sri-lankan-military-and-police The University of Sydney has withdrawn invitations for two Sri Lankan human rights organisations to an international conference at the request of the Sri Lankan military, angering campaigners. The university is due to host a two day event in Bangkok from Monday along with the University of Colombo, which will see delegates from around the world discuss the enhancement of human rights in the Asia Pacific region. Delegations from the Sri Lankan military and the Sri Lankan police are expected to attend the conference. Leaked correspondence, seen by Guardian Australia, shows that these delegations had originally requested that all non-government organisations (NGOs) from Sri Lanka be uninvited, and organisers subsequently rescinded two invitations. The civil war in Sri Lanka, in which up to 100,000 people were killed, ended in 2011. The Rajapaksa regime stands accused of war crimes for its brutal suppression of civilians in the north of the country, with both sides subject to a UN human rights council inquiry into alleged war crimes. Australia was one of 12 countries to abstain in a UN vote for the investigation.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 08:13:54 +0000
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