UN Special Rapporteur discusses Tamil issues with NPC

by Thusiyan
Oct 14, 2016

The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Rita Izsák-Ndiaye met with ministers from the Northern Provincial Council on Thursday, where she discussed issues faced by the Tamil people of the North-East.

Ms Izsák-Ndiaye met with the NPC’s Minister of Education T Kurukularajah and the Minister of Health P Sathiyalingam, as part of her 10 day visit to the island.

The ministers told reporters that they discussed issues such as the continued detention of Tamil political prisoners, the fate of the disappeared and the continued Sri Lankan military occupation of land in the North-East.

The Special Rapporteur said sustainable reconciliation would only be possible if the problems of the Tamil people were solved, reported the ministers.
 

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