Rajiva Wijesinha

“ Whether such chicanery was deliberate or otherwise, the callousness with which the dead become statistics, mere grist to the mill of these ghouls, does no service to those who do suffer through violations of human rights. ”

“ I can only request that, while striving all of us to improve our own records, and welcoming the responsible interventions of those who deal in facts, we discourage the fantasies of those competing with each other to develop what can only be described as their business interest in human suffering. ”

“ Sri Lanka is grateful for assistance with its efforts to improve human rights in our country. As we strive towards perfection, as the European Union so graphically put it, we all need to be aware of our own shortcomings and we welcome countries and responsible institutions drawing our attention to possible violations. ”