Responses to statement on Sri Lanka in the press
I have collected a few of the responses to Philip Alston’s 5 September 2006 press statement and other recent statements that have appeared in the press.
“The Politics of Extrajudicial Killings” by J.T. Janani in the Tamil Guardian.
“Importance of achieving international legitimacy for human rights” by Nikhil Mustafa in the Daily Mirror (via LankaPage).
“Sri Lanka - A case for human rights” by Shakuntala Perera in the Daily Mirror (via LankaPage).
“Why the State is not the LTTE and vice versa” by Kishali Pinto Jayawardena in the Sunday Times (via Tamil News Web).
Some critical comments at TamilNation.
Saturday, September 16th, 2006 | PermalinkAbout the Project
The Project on Extrajudicial Executions was established by Philip Alston to support his work as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions. His mandate from the United Nations is to respond effectively to cases of extrajudicial killings around the world.
The Project is directed by William Abresch and is part of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at the New York University School of Law.
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