BRITAIN URGED GOSL TO RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS! BUT SENT BACK TAMILS TO UNSAFETY!!!

Sri Lanka urged to prevent human rights abuses

Britain has urged the Sri Lankan government to take strong action to prevent human rights abuses and called on both sides in the ethnic conflict to ensure the safety of civilians.
"Creating an environment in which people from all communities in Sri Lanka can live without fear is essential to creating the conditions for a sustainable end to the conflict," said David Miliband, British Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, in a statement.

"There continue to be reports of abductions, disappearances and acts of violence and intimidation in Sri Lanka," he said.

“Without strong mechanisms for independent human rights reporting, it is difficult to assess the true scope of the problem,” he said.

"We consistently call upon the government of Sri Lanka to take decisive action to tackle human rights abuses, including by taking action against those responsible for the violations," Miliband said.

“Recent weeks have seen a considerable number of high profile attacks on media freedom in Sri Lanka,” he added.

"We condemn such brazen attacks. Of particular concern was the murder, on 8 January, of the Chief Editor of the Sunday Leader newspaper, Lasantha Wickrematunge.

"The Sri Lankan authorities have a duty to take prompt action to ensure that a thorough and independent investigation is carried out," Miliband said. (LBO)
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