Diversity has no place in LTTE's order of things - President Rajapaksa
[Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 12.15 GMT] 

"The South Asian region is beset with problems of human rights violations. The impunity with which the LTTE in Sri Lanka violates the human rights of the Tamil-speaking people in particular, and the Sri Lankan people in general, is a glaring example this. Any Tamil leader who does not agree with their cruel and inhuman modes of operation is killed by them. Dissent is not allowed by them from any section of the Tamil community. A diversity of views, - the hallmark of any democracy - has no place in their order of things.
 
The Sri Lankan government has always offered to negotiate with them across the table and craft a solution that respects human rights and democratic
values. They have always either rejected our efforts or made their own positions impossible. It is against backgrounds such as this, that RLEKs work in the South Asian region must be appreciated". 

So said President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Chief Guest at the ceremonial laying of the Foundation Stone for the Indo- Sri Lanka Human Rights Centre for South Asian Countries at the Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), and the release of the publication "Capacity building of Women in Local Governance in South Asian Countries a Handbook" at the RLEK Auditorium, Dehradun, India on Sunday the 26th November 2006.


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Last Updated Date: November 26, 2006 -12.15 GMT