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Thambu Kanagasabai
Extending the never ending history of grievances and sufferings of Tamils
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UN system owes Sri Lankan Tamils remedial justice
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Kumarathasan Rasingam
“In the end, it comes down to values, as was said so many times today. We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the UN Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance and solidarity.” – António Guterres – New UN Secretary General.
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Will UNHRC live up to its commitments to Sri Lanka?
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Thambu Kanagasabai
Sri Lanka became a member of the United Nations in 1955, bound with obligations to observe the provisions of the United Nations and other United Nations Conventions, and as a member of the Human Rights Council.
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