Rajiva Wijesinha

“ Unfortunately abuse of funding to attack government, which seems important to us, does not seem important to others, and in time this request for clarity too may be interpreted as an attack on defenders of human rights. ”

“ The tragic occurrence yesterday at a mosque, where terrorism took the lives of people of different religions, shows that we need always to be on guard against forces that abhor the broadminded ecumenicalism that we strive to promote. ”

“ But complaints about requirements with regard to registration and close monitoring of funding is essential, and we believe this Council should affirm the need for full accountability and transparency, for all public organisations, and in particular those that purport to sit in judgment on governments that are selected by and accountable to their peoples.
Mr President, we in Sri Lanka have had to face bunkers and walls and swimming pools for terrorist leaders built with funds that the taxpayers of countries more fortunate than ourselves intended for the benefit of our people. ”