Rajiva Wijesinha

“ Whilst we are grateful to those who draw attention to particular violations of human rights, and believe the government has an obligation to take action to deal with perpetrators and prevent repetition, the relentless generalizations culminating in calls for a particular agenda will only promote the cause of undemocratic terrorism at this juncture. ”

“ Saturn’s movements may be as good a way of predicting events as any other, but what is sad is to see some members of the international community also falling in with the plans of a terrorist organization and an opposition leadership that has been convincingly trounced in elections twice in the recent past. Now, sadly, both feel that, by presenting Sri Lanka as a failed state, and requiring that it be nannied by others, they will once more be able to topple an elected government. ”

“ Even Human Rights researchers have to live, and without exaggerations they may not be taken seriously in an increasingly dangerous world. Much more serious is the congruence of her recommendations with those of the LTTE and also the main opposition party, both of which dream of getting rid of the duly elected government – elected not only at the Presidential election of 2005 but also at the Parliamentary election of 2004.
How does one get rid of an elected government? One is by winning over members of Parliament. ”