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| TISL urges ratifying of UN Convention against Corruption With the forthcoming election in April 2004, a series of promises and hopes again dominates Sri Lanka. Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) takes this opportunity to urge all political parties and leaders to make a public statement guaranteeing the signing of the United Nation's Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) once they are elected in April, states a press release issued yesterday by Transparency International Sri Lanka. This convention is the main international instrument intended to eradicate bribery and corruption globally. Since the convention opening for signatures in December 2003, only 110 countries so far have signed the convention. TISL has since then made written representations to the President, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to take steps to ratify the convention but without avail. However, with the election campaign, we see encouraging signs. In particular, we are pleased that the United People's Freedom Alliance is reported to have made a statement that in the event of them being elected, the UNCAC would be ratified by Sri Lanka. TISL wishes to see similar declarations from other political parties as well, so that the public will have the confidence that after the election, whichever party comes into power, the UNCAC would be ratified by Sri Lanka. However, not depending on their commitments, TISL requests the public to keep the pressure on the political leadership to display their commitment by ratifying the convention soon after being elected. |
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