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சிறுவர்களும், ஆயுத முரண்பாட்டிற்கு மான ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் சபையின் விசேட பிரதிநிதி ராதிகா குமாரசுவாமியை மீண்டும் அப்பதவியில் நியமிப்பது தொடர்பாக எதிர்க் கட்சித் தலைவர் ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க விசேட சந்திப்பொன்றை அமெரிக்கா வின் நியூயோர்க்கில் நடத்தியுள்ளார்

நியூயோர்க் சென்றுள்ள எதிர்க்கட்சித் தலைவர் ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்கவிற்கு இலங் கைக்கான ஐ.நாவின் பிரதிநிதி பிரசாத் காரி யவசம் விருந்துபசாரம் ஒன்றை வழங்கியுள்ளார். அவரது இல்லத்தில் நடை பெற்ற இந்த விருந்துபசாரத்தில் ராதிகா குமார சுவாமி மற்றும் முன்னாள் இந்தியத் தூது வர் நிருபம் சென் ஆகியோர் கலந்துகொண் டனர்.

கடந்த ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை மாலை 7.30 மணி முதல் 10.30 மணி வரை நடைபெற்ற இச்சந்திப்பின்போது ராதிகா குமாரசுவாமியை அடுத்த ஐந்து வருடங்களுக்கு சிறு வர்களும், ஆயுத முரண்பாட்டிற்குமான ஐ.நா வின் விசேட பிரதிநிதியாக நியமிப்பது தொடர்பாகக் கலந்துரையாடப்பட்டது.

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http://www.un.org/special-rep/children-arm...omaraswamy.html

Last modified on: 12/15/2006 11:06:21 AM Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy's credibility gap on child soldiers

More child soldiers were handed over to the police by the UNICEF officials in Batticaloa yesterday. Although the UNICEF officials have shrewdly refrained from giving much information on how they found these child soldiers, the statements obtained from child soldiers themselves, revealed that they had been forcibly conscripted by the LTTE. Further, unconfirmed reports hint that these Tamil youths were rescued by the LTTE's breakaway Karuna faction, when the both groups clashed in Thoppigala .

Irrespective of how these child soldiers came to UNICEF office, it is crystal clear that they were the conscripts of the LTTE. Yet, it is not that unclear that there goes a sinister campaign to mislead the international community by concealing, or if it is not possible, by diluting the grave crimes committed by the LTTE.

"Child Soldiering" has become the most feared allegation levelled against the LTTE that the terror sympathizers are gutting out to defend. Failing to do so, some of the LTTE's sympathizers even try to justify the abominable act on the grounds that Karuna faction is doing the same.

On the other hand, the existence of the Karuna faction has been the most grumbled grievance by the LTTE, which it used to set out to conceal its diplomatic bankruptcy during the peace talks. The terror sympathizers, though miserably failed , strived hard to unearth a link between the Karuna faction and the security forces.

Ironically, the LTTE seems to exploit the same "Karuna" strategy to defend itself against the long standing allegation levelled against the outfit for keeping a "baby' Brigade. In this backdrop, it is inevitable for many Sri Lankans to see certain action as well as the inaction of local diplomats serving in International Organizations as parts of the same prank.

The following is a joint press release issued by two organizations namely World Alliance for Peace in Sri Lanka (WAPS) and The Consortium of Sri Lanka Expatriates (SLX) expressing their concerns with regard to Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy's behaviour towards the LTTE's child recruitment.

Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy's credibility gap on child soldiers

The escalating violence in Sri Lanka has placed a greater responsibility on the UN and its instrumentalities mediating with all parties to respect international humanitarian law. The role of Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, is of special significance because the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (better known as Tamil Tigers) have been violating agreements signed with the UN on the forcible recruitment of Tamil children. She is well aware that her predecessor, Mr. Olara Ottunnu, had failed in his mission to get the Tamil Tigers to honour the agreements signed with the UN.

Besides, based on the commendable reports of the UN missions in seven countries (including Sri Lanka) Ms. Coomaraswamy reported to the Security Council (November 28, 2006) the prevailing conditions of the "children of war" in seven countries.

However, of the seven countries Ms. Coomaraswamy, decided to investigate only one country: Sri Lanka. She commissioned Mr. Allan Rock, a former Canadian Cabinet Minister of the Liberal Party to investigate the issue of child soldiers in Sri Lanka. Mr. Rock was the Minister of Justice in the Liberal Party government which had consistently refused to ban the Tamil Tigers despite mounting evidence presenting by Canadian authorities and research institutes.

This raises two questions: 1. if the UN missions in these countries had submitted commendable reports what was her objective in hand picking a special representative to investigate only Sri Lanka? 2. Wasn't it a waste of money considering the fact that she already had on her table a commendable report from the UN mission in Sri Lanka?

Predictably, after a brief tour of the eastern province, Mr. Rock produced a report that repeated what the Tamil Tigers have been propagating earlier. He said that the Sri Lankan government was responsible for rounding of up Tamil children in the east to beef up the cadres of the break-away group from the Tamil Tigers led by Col. Karuna.

The Government of Sri Lanka has asked her to substantiate the comments of Mr.Rock with hard evidence. Whether, his comments are true or not, Ms. Coomaraswamy rush to investigate only Sri Lanka and her decision to hand pick Mr. Rock, with his connections to a pro-Tamil Tigers government in Canada, has created a credibility gap.

Concerned that these first moves of Ms. Coomaraswamy after taking office are not conducive for the future of peace, the Sri Lankan diaspora has questioned her suitability to be re-appointed to handle the relevant complex issues with a fair degree of competence and objectivity. Organizations in the Sri Lanka diaspora have alerted both the incoming Secretary-General Designate, His Excellency Ban Kim-moon and the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse about the credibility gap created by her initial moves.

In an interview with IPS just before his election as secretary-general last month, H.E. Ban Kim-moon said: "The most serious issue facing the U.N. is the credibility gap resulting from the organization's inability to handle the complexities of the issues it faces."

http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20061215_05

Edited by Vanni01

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