I congratulate the hon. Lady on securing the debate. She is far too self-deprecating about the work that she has done to raise the profile of this issue. Does she agree that one of the reasons why so many hon. Members are asking the Government to look at sanctions is because of people such as Ann Veneman, the executive director of UNICEF, who says that there is an urgent need for access to provide humanitarian relief? There is a feeling that, unfortunately, the Sri Lankan Government are determined to act in such a way that we can only believe that genocide is occurring when, for example, there is bombing of so-called safe areas and havens.
Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Pelling
(Independent (affiliation))
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 March 2009.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Sri Lanka and the Commonwealth.
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