Responsibility to Protect The UN needs to consider R2P seriously

Tamil Youth Organization (New Zealand) is organizing a vigil on Aotea Square Queen Street, Auckland CBD on Tuesday 12th May from 4:00pm till 7:00pm, to request the New Zealand Government to urge the UN to take immediate action to stop the war in Sri Lanka.

The UN’s concept of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) involves a state's responsibilities towards its population and the international community's responsibility in case a state fails to fulfill its responsibilities. It is evident that Sri Lanka has failed its obligation to its people in every way. The threshold for external intervention has been exceeded. The Tamil community is asking New Zealand take this issue seriously and urges UN to actively intervene

More than 2000 civilians have been killed over the last weekend and the death toll is still rising. More than 7000 have died since early 2009. Media and non governmental agencies are banned from the conflict zone. Aid agencies are not permitted to enter the camps or talk to the refugees. Civilians are starving to death in the safety zones. Tamils are being tortured, raped and killed by the military in the military run camps. Aid collected overseas and handed over to the government is not entirely reaching the Tamils. Corruption is injustice is prevailing.

Date: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Place: Aotea Square, Queen Street, Auckland CBD

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