Email campaign - Appeal to the Australian Govt to call for an independent international investigation in Sri Lanka

Dear Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Attorney-General,

As proud Australians, who are governed by the rule of Law, we are deeply disturbed by the reports of the alleged Human Rights abuses committed on civilians, during the final days of the civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009.

In light of current media reports about the recent appointment of the High Commissioner for Sri Lanka, Retired Naval Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe , the question arises if the Australian Government had any prior knowledge of the alleged war crimes and whether any investigation was undertaken of his role in a command and control capacity before the nomination was approved.

Given the concerns of Multinational organizations including the United Nations , Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, in the events which took place in Sri Lanka, we ask for your involvement in persuading the Australian Government to demand an independent International investigation and to ensure that we do not have a war criminal serving in the Diplomatic Corp in our country.

Yours truly,