Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence from Britain in 1948. Only then will the courageous war heroes’ commitment to the country be preserved,” he said. Schultz, PhD, professor of English, American studies, women s studies and medical humanities at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and the author of Women at the Front: Hospital Workers in Civil War America and This Birth Place of Souls: The. Therefore, it is important to recall that history, too, has given you the responsibility of working cautiously after prudently considering the current challenge.” “There is no doubt that various local, foreign groups and individuals are trying to use the economic and political crisis as a pretext to undermine national security. The Civil War launched the profession of nursing in the United States, says Jane E. It should not be forgotten that the patriots always took the lead. In his statement, President Rajapaksa said, “We have gone through many challenging eras, and occasions, in the history. Sri Lanka is also facing a UN-led international probe into the alleged human rights violations during the final phase of the war, despite strong opposition by the Rajapaksa government. “So, we request both the international community and the Sri Lankan government to accept that there was a genocide during the war,” he said in parliament. Charles Nirmalanathan, a lawmaker in the opposition Tamil National Alliance, said on Wednesday the killing of thousands of Tamils has not been accepted both locally and internationally. The Sri Lankan Army denies the charge, claiming it was a humanitarian operation to rid the Tamils of LTTE’s control. International rights groups claim at least 40,000 ethnic Tamil civilians were killed in the final stages of the war, but the Sri Lankan government has disputed the figures. The Tamils alleged that thousands were massacred during the final stages of the war that ended in 2009 when the government forces killed LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran.
The Sri Lankan government has failed to probe the human rights abuses during the war.Īccording to the government figures, over 20,000 people are missing due to various conflicts including the three-decade brutal war with Lankan Tamils in the north and east which claimed at least 100,000 lives. Also Read | At London vigil, UK Tamils seek justice for civil war victimsĪ United Nations report has said nearly 40,000 Tamils were killed in the final months of the war.