SCOPP exposes selectivity of HRW Report
[Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 5.30 GMT]

In a letter to Brad Adams, Director of the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch the Secretary General of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) says that  the selectivity of the latest Human Rights Watch (HRW) Report on Sri Lanka “ is most depressing and ignores the current situation.”

“In fact in the report itself, allegations of forced returns of people are attributed to a single interview with a single humanitarian worker. The report omits the current situation, where UNCHR staff monitoring the situation reported that a majority of the people are eager to return home, the returns are voluntary and in line with international standards,” the SCOPP Secretary General says.

“Your report is a repetition of the unequivocal criticism of the current Sri Lanka government, that is grist to the mill of not only the LTTE but also others in Sri Lanka who deplore the results of democratic elections and hope instead that agencies like yours will help to disrupt the government,” the letter further says.



  
  

  
 

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Last Updated Date: August 14, 2007 - 5.30 GMT