I know I've blogged a lot about Sri Lanka over the past few months but, as I'm sure you'll be aware from the news and from all the Tamils staging a protest in Parliament Square at present, the situation in Sri Lanka is becoming increasingly desperate.
Yesterday I spoke in another debate in the House of Commons highlighting the urgency of bringing a ceasefire to the fighting in Sri Lanka. The conflict area is actually shrinking but this has made the plight of the tens of thousands of innocent civilians trapped in the conflict ever more precarious.
I wanted to draw attention to the role that the new Indian Government, when it's formed after the elections conclude tomorrow, might be able to play in speaking out on the situation and in speeding up the progress the United Nations can make by condemning China and Russia for impeding the work of the UN.
I was also keen for our Government, joined by the international community, to alert the Sri Lankan Government to the fact that, even when the conflict is over, people will be held to account for what is happening during it.
You can take a look at the full debate here. In the meantime I will continue to do all I can on this matter.
Friday, May 15, 2009
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Thank you for your efforts Andy. It is a truly apalling situation which is getting worse each day. I feel so powerless when I watch these events unfold on my TV but it is comforting to know that our government representatives are trying as hard as they can to secure an end to the fighting.
I'm at a complete loss when trying to understand how humanity can behave in such vicious ways toward our fellow man.
Thank you for your concern, I hope it helps.
You may wish that Sri Lanka were the hot topic but it has been eclipsed in the UK by the corruption that has been exposed concerning MPs' expenses and the disgraceful behaviour of the speaker. And it will not go away until a general election is called
I agree... It's all gone far too quite here... Any comments on the on the (really) 'hot topic', Mr. Love?
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