It’s always great to see someone from New Jersey providing leadership on important human rights issues! Congressman Rush Holt has written a letter urging the administration to appoint a special envoy to Sri Lanka to help bring about a peaceful solution to conflict and prevent further human rights violations. Last year, the war between the government and opposition groups claimed 3,400 and displaced 200,000 civilians. There has also been a troubling increase in the number of “disappearances” in northern Sri Lanka.
New Jersey Congressmen Pallone and Payne have already agreed to sign Holt’s letter. So have several representatives from other states. Hopefully, more of our state's congressmen will join them before the letter is officially sent in the middle of next week.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment