The New Zealand Government is under attack over its apparent ambivalence towards Sri Lanka’s human rights record.
New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs is believed to have met with Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Minister, to discuss future dairy joint ventures.
The move has human rights activists in a flap, as they accuse the New Zealand Government of prioritising trade by doing deals with a regime that’s been accused of “genocide and crimes against humanity”.
The Green Party’s Jan Logie says building a relationship with Sri Lanka undermines international efforts to hold the regime to account.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has recently voted to investigate the alleged war crimes and human rights abuses in the Asian nation. - NewsTalkZB
