Catastrophic consequences of Sri Lanka’s failure to counter war crimes allegations

The stage is set for a devastating attack on Sri Lanka at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), in Geneva, on 08 September. The 47-member HRC, dominated by Western powers, will advance their anti-Sri Lanka agenda unopposed. In line with their despicable strategy, Austrian lawyer and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will present his trumped up damning report against Sri Lanka, while turning a blind eye to the unprecedented US-backed genocide taking place in Palestine.

- By SHAMINDRA FERDINANDO

The reportage of the Austrian’s visit here, in June, underscored their intentions at the forthcoming session.

Every government, beginning with the war-winning Mahinda Rajapaksa administration, facilitated the Geneva project, trusting the hatchet men/women placed in key UN positions by the powerful West that couldn’t stomach Sri Lanka’s triumph over separatist Tamil terrorism, 17 years ago. Their pathetic failure to counter lies propagated by interested parties, both here and abroad, allowed HRC to proceed, while the US, the UK, Canada et al resorted to high profile measures against the war-winning country.

Regardless of heavy and determined Western pressure meant to throw a lifeline to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the combined armed forces brought the war to a successful conclusion in May 2009. The LTTE boasted of its invincibility over the years but collapsed on the Vanni east front, where it was cornered behind a Tamil civilian human shield, following a nearly three-year long relentless security forces campaign.