World Alliance for Peace in SriLanka

(World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka) PO Box 4066, Mulgrave VIC 3170, Australia` Phone: +61 3-97957143, Email: ranjiths@spur.asn.au, Website: www.spur.asn.au 20th March 2014 To: Members of the UN Human Rights Council 2014 An Urgent Appeal to the United... More

(World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka) PO Box 4066, Mulgrave VIC 3170, Australia` Phone: +61 3-97957143, Email: ranjiths@spur.asn.au, Website: www.spur.asn.au 20th March 2014 To: Members of the UN Human Rights Council 2014 An Urgent Appeal to the United Nations Human Rights Council to Reject the Draft Resolution against Sri Lanka We, concerned individuals and organizations around the world, urge the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to reject the proposed draft Resolution (HRC-25) directed against Sri Lanka. The draft resolution is in contravention of the basic principles of the UNHRC as enunciated in its ‘Charter,’ including the principles of “universality, impartiality, objectivity, nonselectivity and constructive international dialogue,” along with the norms of fair play and justice. The draft Resolution raises concerns with respect to two sets of issues: first, a purported increase in human rights violations in the country; and second, a lack of progress with regard to a Less