LLRC Recommendations: Threat to sovereignty or enhance HR situation of Citizens

LLRC Education program was conducted at Hiripitiya, Kurunegala with the organizing of all ceylon peasant forum last week.
Francis Raajan and Roy Rodrigo, untiring training team attended the program there.
Mr. Abdul Razak, the secretary of the organization said, "this is the document our people opposed. But when we see the content it clearly indicates how the recommendations could strengthen the deteriorated HR situation in the country."
People learned that there are somany avenues to enhance the current human rights violations and democracy, minority rights, rule of law, IDPs and more.
A person who wanted to be anonymous said, " I am shame to be part of the people who protrsted against the LLRC recommendations and the resolution. Now only I realized the importance of these recommendations to ensure the rights of the citizens in the country."
We are happy that the prople are gradually learning from their mistakes.
We will continue the education work further in southern districts.

Why this much lies against civil society activities

The disappeared family member's meeting was disturbed by Monks and some thugs stormed to CSR last week, on 5th August and dispersed the gathering. The problem was then temporary settled with the police mediation.
However, the disturbances were extended further spreading lies through media, saying "There was a meeting organized to give evidences to Geneva investigating panel by Maha Veer Families[The families of the LTTE militants who lost their lives during the war] through Skype technology with a payment of 2 lakh SL rupees per person and in front of the foreign diplomatic persons including the acting ambassador of US embassy.
Some of the news papers, "Divaina" Sinhala news paper today with their analysis further deepen through saying "The intelligence service was found that there were very high technology was used to provide information, the grievances of the mothers of the families of the disappeared to Geneva directly from the meeting at CSR. Also, once the meeting was disturbed by Monks with robes, and the thugs, the Diplomats were hurried to dismantle the equipments and ran away from the premises as the report further explained.

So, the Civil Society Forum, lead by the right to life organization convened a press briefing yesterday, 12th August to respond the allegations against civil society over the 5th meeting.

Although we were able to answer the allegations against the 5th meeting, we were not able to answer the allegations appeared in todays news papers.
Number of Civil Society leadership attended yesterday press briefing and NAFSO leadership and activists also among them to strengthen the CSO forum.