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The minister had also underlined that New Delhi always supported political and economic stability in the island nation.India has been pressing Sri Lanka to implement the 13th Amendment which was brought in after the Indo-Sri Lankan agreement of 1987.
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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties seek international mechanism to probe ‘war crimes’
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No scope for a domestic process, they note in joint letter to UNHRC members
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No scope for a domestic process, they note in joint letter to UNHRC members Sri Lanka’s main Tamil political parties have sought an international probe, including at the International Criminal Court (ICC), into allegations of human rights abuses during the civil war, deeming there is “no scope” for a domestic process that can “genuinely” deal with accountability.
In a joint letter dated January 15, 2021 addressed to members of the UN Human Rights Council they observed, “Leaders across the political spectrum in Sri Lanka including from both the major political parties have categorically and without exception stated that they will protect the Sri Lankan armed forces from prosecutions. It is now time for Member States to acknowledge that there is no scope for a domestic p