CPA’s Executive Director Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu on the UNHRC’s resolution on Sri Lanka and its implications for the country.
“In terms of the fallout here in Sri Lanka I think we’ve had a very definite foretaste when Father Praveen and Ruki were detained, Jeyakumari is still in detention, there were a whole lot of cordon and search operations in the Vanni and even more detentions, so clearly the government intends to do a number of things. The first thing is to ensure that the flow of information outside with regard to past and continuing violations is curtailed to the point of extinction…”