Why has the GOSL not translated the Geneva Resolution to Sinhala?

The West has helped deliver democracy to Sri Lanka via its new found partner in the present government. What is puzzling is the manner in which the GOSL has agreed to become co-partner of the resolution. The question is on what grounds has the GOSL agreed to co-sponsor the resolution and more importantly why has the Sri Lankan public not being kept abreast of the contents of the resolution. Only a handful of people in Sri Lanka can read, write and understand English and even out of this number the majority are clueless about the ramifications of the contents. When the majority of the populace speak and understand only Sinhala, has the GOSL translated the Geneva Resolution into Sinhala and afforded time and opportunity for the Sinhala readers & lawyers to study and make their arguments before the GOSL agreed to co-sponsor the resolution. Moreover has the Attorney General given his verdict after studying the Resolution and suggested the stand the Government should take. If the AG has not been consulted these leave scope for legal actions for the public.

What is very clear from the manner that the UN has been hounding Sri Lanka is that they are making a very shoddy attempt to cover up what they know to be legally flawed arguments against a UN member state. Just because the country has wimps in governance at all levels to argue the country’s case in defense that cannot give the baton to the UN to use its immunity to the level of impunity that it is doing.

We are now faced with a situation where those in power and officials too meek to say otherwise are likely to allow a sovereign nation’s judicial system and penal codes to be changed just because the laws in place are not agreeable to the agendas that are being carved out. This is a very serious situation and it is time the ordinary public understood the seriousness. Much of their inability to comprehend the situation is because the GOSL has failed to or is purposely denying them the right to information and the right to the freedom of thought that requires proper facts presented to them. The Sinhala speaking public do not know what the English-worded contents of the Geneva Resolution are and the onus is on the GOSL to immediately have the Resolution translated and demand time from the UNHRC till the People of Sri Lanka read the contents and they are given time to make their observations clear.

An article by attorney Dharshan Weerasekera outlines in brief the extent of the illegalities taking place right before our eyes and much to the ignorance of a government who seems to be oblivious to the eventual outcome.

All that needs to be said is that after much rigmarole the UNHRC pushed the necessity for an international investigation and a 3 member panel was appointed but they seem to have not found or been able to present hard evidence with proof to claim war crimes were committed. It is because of this inability that they are moving to phase two of using an inept and subservient government to push for another money wasting Truth Commission when we know that all other Truth Commissions ended up a bloody failure with those involved getting richer only! Obviously the Truth Commissions are likely to be used as a carrot and stick to keep the Rajapakse’s in tow with a clear message ‘you step out of line, we will pull out evidence and lock you up for good’. Now is this the way democracy is to function? Well by the manner things are happening it looks to be.

The case filed recently by Dr. Gunadasa Amaasekera against the illegalities committed by the UN will needless to say end up with the judge claiming it has no jurisdiction on account of the UN’s blanket immunity. But where does that leave a plaintiff with a right to know whether the UN has knowingly committed illegalities or not? We cant expect any reprieve from the UN system for the UN’s appointed lawyers will undoubtedly declare without blinking an eye that no illegalities were committed.

However ever since the doctrine of R2P was passed and military intervention on the guise of humanitarian intervention became the norm, the UN has being used as an imperial tool to invade and occupy nations and the UN and its officials have been simply puppets endorsing what the interventionists demand of them and the nations that do not tow the line are hounded with UNHRC Inquisitions as we see taking place through successive illegal resolutions from 2012, 2013, & 2014…. Other than showing an edited film by a man who seems to think he’s human rights gift from heaven there is nothing to showcase that war crimes as per UN’s own definitions have been committed. Instead we end up having to go along with teary-western government funded media blitz that go to town showcasing footage given by the enemy and that ends up hard evidence against a sovereign state.

For those of us who have kept abreast of the UN illegalities and the biased manner with which the UN officials, foreign governments, envoys and supposed to be unbiased agencies have functioned, the next question is where can we go to address these illegalities and precedents that are being created which will next be directed at other nations after having tested out on Sri Lanka?

Shenali D Waduge

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