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Issues of Truth and Accountability

Narative iii. The Last Stages of the War in Sri Lanka

Publisher: Marga Institute

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2014

Page Numbers: 150

Acc. No: 4486

Class No: 323 ISS-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Civil and Political Rights

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-955-1041-52-6

This presentation is made following an objective analysis and is based on a private sector perspective. It has the sole focus of realizing the common future goal shared by all of the alternative view presenters. It further aims to assure that the truth and reconciliation will emerge, along with justice, equity, fairness, upholding the legitimate interests of all victims and other local actors. It is also developed with an aim to restore the lives and livelihoods of those who suffered on both sides and lead to peace, reconciliation, restoration lives and livelihoods and alleviate the grievances of those innocent victims and allow families to come to terms and closure with their dead, missing and disappeared family and friends. The end goal is to ensure sustainable growth and prosperity of the nation and its people, with peace, harmony, good international relations and socio-economic development, equitably benefitting all citizens. This goal has resonance with the private sector's primary core value of placing the interests of the nation and its people first. The current path and actions of the Government in addressing the international challenges it faces on the accountability for the last stages of the war and its commitments in terms of international human rights and humanitarian laws, appears to be inimical to the aforesaid core interests and values. These actions appear to be based on an aggressive, arrogant and self righteous stance that ignores the committed to obligations and desired foreign policy framework for effective international relations in the globalised world we live in today.