This video with Sinhala Subtitles. Sri Lankas high commissioner to Britain has blamed criticism of his countrys human rights record on a proxy propaganda war being carried out by those who funded the nations terrorist conflict. The prime ministers of Canada, Mauritius and India have withdrawn from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, or CHOGM, beginning in Colombo on Friday, amid concerns about the rights situation in Sri Lanka after its 28- year civil war with separatist Tamil rebels. Speaking to CNNs Fred Pleitgen for the Amanpour show on the eve of the summit, Chris Nonis said he was unsurprised by the criticism. One has to understand that theres a tremendous influence from those who funded the terrorist conflict who are now carrying out, really, a proxy propaganda war. What we realize is that over the years -- as people realize the wonderful reconciliation, rehabilitation and reconstruction program that we are carrying out in Sri Lanka -- that gradually that proxy propaganda war will lose its currency and, in that context, I think its entirely right and fitting that we should host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, he said. Theres a huge dichotomy of disjuncture between what is said abroad in terms of criticism and lack of rights and the freedom and the justice and equality that people are experiencing here. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 nations that initially formed out of what had been the British Empire. Its charter focuses on developing free and democratic societies and the promotion of peace and prosperity to improve the lives of all peoples of the Commonwealth.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:13:49 +0000
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