OTTAWA, ON - Canada’s first elected Tamil MP wants to see an independent inquiry into war crimes allegedly committed in her home country.
Rathika Sitsabaiesan - the newly elected NDP MP for the riding of Scarborough Rouge River - says the international community needs to support an investigation into claims of human rights violations during the final weeks of Sri Lanka’s civil war.
“Sustainable peace can only be achieved if these allegations are investigated and perpetrators are brought to justice,” she said speaking to members of the media Teusday on Parliament Hill.
“It’s time to end the culture of impunity ... Canada has always been a champion of human rights and justice. We should speak up.”
Sitsabaiesan’s plea for action comes as a documentary put together by Britain’s Channel 4 television, called Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, hits the air for the first time.
Sri Lankan authorities reject the authenticity of the video and say it is an attempt to discredit the government, The Toronto Sun reported.
