In a joint statement, a large coalition of activists and civil society actors in India have urged the Indian government to follow through on its recent statements expressing an inclination to support the resolution.
"Our communications with activists and community leaders in Sri Lanka have confirmed need for significant improvements, including efforts to help trace the missing, to devise and implement a political solution, to widen space for civil society groups and to address land conflicts, remain pressing issues, which if left unaddressed can undermine the existing situation in Sri Lanka, where there is a real opportunity for lasting peace."
“The unwillingness of Sri Lanka to make progress on the LLRC and other measures such as the talks with the Tamil National Alliance is the fundamental obstacle to move forward.
"It is thus incumbent for other governments, such as ours, to encourage the Sri Lankan government to do so."
“The U.S.-sponsored resolution calls for Sri Lanka to report back to the UNHRC on the implementation of the LLRC and to accept technical support from the U.N. to implement it. We sincerely hope that the Government of India will follow through on its own statement by supporting this resolution, and strongly urge it to do so."
The organisations and activists include: Vrinda Grover, Bureau Member, South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) & Lawyer; Farah Naqvi; Uma Chakravarti, feminist historian; Saheli; Chayanika Shah, Forum Against Oppression of Women; Tapan Bose, Secretary General, South Asia Forum for Human Rights; Human Rights Alert, Manipur; Madhuresh Kumar, National Organiser, National alliance of People's Movement; Mary E. John, Centre for Women's Development Studies; Ponni Arasu; Madhu Mehra; Anuradha Kapoor, Swayam; Vasanth Kannabiran; Fatima N; Women's Forum; Akhil Katyal; A. Mangai; Nimisha Desai, Olakh; Aloysius Irudayam; Ambika P; Amrita Shodhan; Vimochana; Antoine Maria Jerome; Anusha Hariharan; Berchmans; Bobby Kunhu; Breettus; Brenna Bhandar; Dr. Subash Mohapatra (journalist); Dwijen Rangneker; Eugine Rosario; Fr. K. Amal; Gautam Bhan; Geetanjali Gangoli; Geetha Nambisan; Gnana Raj; James Antonysamy; Jayasree Subramanian (TISS); Joseph Xaviar; Kalyani Menon Sen; Kamayani Bali Mahabal; Kaushiki Rao; Kiran; Lalita Ramdas; Lawrence M.M; Lena Ganesh; Lesley A. Esteves (journalist); Madhabi Maity; Mario D'Penha; Mayur Suresh; Meena Saraswathi Seshu; Navsharan Singh; Philip Kumar; Prakash Louis; Pramada Menon (queer feminist activist); Prasanna Nair; Prem SJ; Raj Irudaya; Rajashri Dasgupta; Ramesh; Ramlath Kavil; Ratheesh; Rukmini Datta; S. Seshan (human rights activist); Samy; Sebastian; Sebastinthangadurai; Shalini Krishan; Sharanya Nayak (Executive Secretary – Humane Trust); Sheba George; Shipra Nigam; Stephen Robert; Sukla Sen (EKTA- Committee for Communal Amity); Suneeta Dhar; Supriya Madangarli; Suresh Kumar; Teena Gill; V. Geetha; VijiBose; Viji P; Vivek Sundara; Warisha Farasat (lawyer); and Veena R Poonacha, Director, Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University.
