(June 10, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) As President Mahinda Rajapaksa is visiting the UK to attend the Commonwealth leaders summit, Amnesty International held a protest demonstration in front of Commonwealth Secretariat in London yesterday (June 09th) against human rights violations in Sri Lanka. However, only three LTTE activists including its well known London street campaigner Kandiah Rajamanoharan joined the AI campaign; reliable source in the London told the Sri Lanka Guardian.
The protest highlighted the growing number of media workers being killed, assaulted and detained in Sri Lanka.
South Asia director of AI, Sam Zarifi, said he hopes that President Rajapaksa understands this is not a forgotten conflict.
“Certainly the situation in Sri Lanka has been the source of the increasing concern around the world because the deterioration has been rapid,” Sam Zarifi told the BBC.
The government is not seen to be willing, he said, to respond to the concerns by human rights watchdogs and the international community.
AI has expressed hope that Sri Lanka president would take measures to protect human rights as international concern increases on rights violations.
- Sri Lanka Guardian
The protest highlighted the growing number of media workers being killed, assaulted and detained in Sri Lanka.
South Asia director of AI, Sam Zarifi, said he hopes that President Rajapaksa understands this is not a forgotten conflict.
“Certainly the situation in Sri Lanka has been the source of the increasing concern around the world because the deterioration has been rapid,” Sam Zarifi told the BBC.
The government is not seen to be willing, he said, to respond to the concerns by human rights watchdogs and the international community.
AI has expressed hope that Sri Lanka president would take measures to protect human rights as international concern increases on rights violations.- Sri Lanka Guardian
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