Comments on: 28 May 2009 http://pact.lk/28-may-2009/ The interactive timeline of conflict in Sri Lanka Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:52:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: prashan http://pact.lk/28-may-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-8912 prashan Thu, 28 May 2009 17:25:18 +0000 http://pact.lk/?p=3964#comment-8912 The resolution at the UN Human Rights Council, absolving the Sri Lankan government of any complicity in human rights abuses during the final stages of the war, the confirmation of only limited access when permissible to the IDPs for development institutions, and the censuring of the LTTE for using civilians as human shields represents a huge international vindication of the government's policies. The resolution was supported by many states who have a common interest in preventing international focus on internal repression such as Indonesia, Russia and China. The passing of the resolution is already being spun as a vindication of the government's policies and a sign of international support for their actions. This represents a significant turning point annulling a great deal of criticism that has arisen about the government's conduct of military operations, and is a PR victory that matches their military victory and will perhaps be even more important than the military victory in international relations terms. The resolution at the UN Human Rights Council, absolving the Sri Lankan government of any complicity in human rights abuses during the final stages of the war, the confirmation of only limited access when permissible to the IDPs for development institutions, and the censuring of the LTTE for using civilians as human shields represents a huge international vindication of the government’s policies. The resolution was supported by many states who have a common interest in preventing international focus on internal repression such as Indonesia, Russia and China. The passing of the resolution is already being spun as a vindication of the government’s policies and a sign of international support for their actions.

This represents a significant turning point annulling a great deal of criticism that has arisen about the government’s conduct of military operations, and is a PR victory that matches their military victory and will perhaps be even more important than the military victory in international relations terms.

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