எதிர்காலத்தில் மனித உரிமை மீறல்கள் மற்றும் அதிகாரப் பரவலாக்கம் போன்ற விடயங்களில் தம்மை தனிப்பட்ட பொறுப்பாளராக எடுத்துக்கொள்ளலாம் என்று இலங்கையின் முன்னாள் வெளியுறவு அமைச்சர் ரோஹித்த போகல்லாகம தெரிவித்திருந்ததாக விக்கீலீக்ஸ் தகவல் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது.
அமெரிக்காவின் முன்னாள் உதவி இராஜாங்க செயலாளர் ரிச்சர் பௌச்சரிடம் இந்த உறுதிமொழியை போகல்லாகம வழங்கியிருந்தார் என்று அமெரிக்கத் தூதரகத்தின் செய்தி அனுப்பலில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இலங்கையில் அதிகாரங்கள் தமிழர்களுக்கு பரவலாக்கப்படும். அதன் மூலம் இனப்பிரச்சினைக்கு தீர்வு காணப்படும். அத்துடன் மனித உரிமைகள் பாதுகாக்கப்படும் என்று போகல்லாகம உறுதியளித்திருந்தார்.
போரினால் மக்கள் இடம்பெயர்ந்த போது தவறுகள் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளன என்பதை இதன்போது போகல்லாகம ஏற்றுக்கொண்டுள்ளர்.
எனவே எதிர்காலத்தில் அனைத்து விடயங்களும் சரியாக இடம்பெறும் என்பதற்கு தம்மை தனிப்பட்ட பொறுப்பாளராக அமெரிக்கா ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளலாம் என்றும் போகல்லாகம உறுதியளித்திருந்ததாக அமெரிக்க தூதரகம் வாசிங்டனுக்கான செய்தி அனுப்பலில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
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| ‘US Can Hold Me Personally Responsible In The Future’ FM Bogollagama To US: WikiLeaks |
| [ Friday, 30 November 2012, 03:42.50 AM GMT +05:30 ] |
 “In his meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, Assistant Secretary Boucher emphasized that it was vital that the forthcoming devolution package reassure moderate Tamils about their future place in Sri Lankan society and guarantee that their rights are protected. |
Boucher warned that the U.S. government is closely monitoring the resolution of human rights cases and the plight of the Internally Displaced Persons of eastern Sri Lanka. He underlined that cases before the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights must go beyond the investigative stage and produce substantive results with culprits held accountable. Bogollogama assured Boucher that the ‘code of conduct’ to prevent human rights abuses will be announced on 6 April. He acknowledged that mistakes have been made while resettling Internally Displaced Persons but pledged that the U.S. government ‘can hold me personally responsible for any future imbalances.’” the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.
A Leaked “CONFIDENTIAL” US diplomatic cable, dated April 5, 2007, updated the Secretary of State regarding a meeting US Assistant Secretary has had with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister. The cable from the WikiLeaks database. The cable was classified Political Counselor Ted Osius.
The US Embassy wrote “Boucher declared that the U.S. government was seriously concerned about ongoing reports of human rights abuses, continued attacks on Tamils in the east by the Karuna faction, and the forced resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons. He emphasized that the Tamils in eastern Sri Lanka must receive the benefits of good governance and cautioned Bogollagama that Washington was watching the situationclosely. Bogollagama asserted that he had discussed recent government human rights initiatives with Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at length and an Administrative Declaration will be announced on 6 April. He noted that a ‘code of conduct’ on human rights would be reissued for law enforcement and all high-profile cases of missing persons and disappearances will be dealt with. He also explained that the 2006 government declaration established procedures for arrests including informing next-of-kin, informing the Human Rights Commission within forty-eight hours of detentions and providing commission access to detainees. He said that the Human Rights Commission was in place already but needed to become operational. He stressed that if the administrative declarations were not followed it will be raised in the political arena. Boucher reminded Bogollagama that, while it was important to conduct inquiries, the U.S. government wanted to see results and accountability for the culprits.”
“In defense of Sri Lanka’s resettlement of the 81,000 Internally Displaces Persons in the east, Bogollagama noted that their resettlement was endorsed by the international community. He conceded that the Internally Displaced Persons taken from Batticaloa to Trincomalee two weeks ago was ‘a mistake by government agencies and sent the wrong signals.’ He explained that he consulted with Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa about the incident and stopped the resettlement. Admitting that the government was trying to address some resettlement imbalances, he pledged, ‘Hold me personally responsible in the future.’” the US Embassy further wrote.
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