Join hands to eradicate fast spreading menace
For many years, our plea for help was a cry in
the wilderness as the LTTE was seen as freedom fighters by some and
underdogs by others. The barbarity of LTTE action against the Tamil
people, whom they claim to represent, forcible conscription of
teenage Tamil children for armed combat, fund raising through
intimidation and physical threats against the Tamil diaspora living
particularly in the Western Hemisphere etc., were ignored by the
international community until recently.
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Peace and human rights
Interview with Special Representative of the UN
Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Deshamanya Dr.
Radhika Coomaraswamy
I believe the solution for Sri Lanka is the Oslo
formulation - a Federal solution within a united Sri Lanka. However,
we have to persuade the Sinhalese people that this will be in their
interest and will not lead to secession.
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