Navi Pillay: Speaking Truth to Power – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights shares her Concerns Posted on September 27, 2023 By Admin “I think Christianity is under threat [in the Middle East] … I am very alarmed about what is happening to them.” Referemce on Sri Lanka, specifically threat on the Catholic Priests who defend Human Rights. Headlines and sharp rhetoric about war crimes and crimes against humanity seem so common that they raise this question: Are we as a global society in fact making progress in protecting human rights because of higher awareness, or are we actually heading in the wrong direction? Perhaps no one is better equipped to answer this question than Navi Pillay, the highest official in the United Nations responsible for monitoring and investigating human rights abuses around the world. Describing herself as the “moral voice” that the world created to speak “truth to power”, she is approaching the end of her term. Uncategorized
Three International Experts tapped to assist with UN-Mandated Sri Lanka Conflict Probe Posted on September 27, 2023 25 June 2014 – Three distinguished experts have agreed to advise the United Nations-mandated investigation into alleged human rights violations committed during the final stages of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. The experts are former Finnish President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari, former Governor-General and High Court… Read More
The UN Investigation Into Human Rights In Sri Lanka; Its Legal Basis, Nature And Scope Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 A UN investigation into allegations of violations of human rights in Sri Lanka is about to commence. As an aid to public discussion, Friday Forum sets out below information to help the general public understand the legal basis, origin, nature and scope of this inquiry Navi Pillay – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Frequently Asked Questions… Read More
Government reverses policy on War Crimes Probe in Secret, says UNP Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 The main opposition United National Party has accused the Government of a stealthy reversal of its policy on probing alleged war crimes by surreptitiously taking steps to launch a domestic investigation using foreign expert advisors in the face of mounting international pressure. Issuing a statement yesterday, the UNP, which previously… Read More