IMF loan and ethnic cleansing of Tamils in Sri Lanka
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March 8, 2009
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Managing Director, IMF
Washington DC
Dear Mr. Strauss-Kahn,
Sub: IMF loan and ethnic cleansing of Tamils in Sri Lanka
Recent news reports by Reuters say the Central Bank of Sri Lanka is currently negotiating a standby loan of $1.9 billion dollars from the International Monetary Fund.
The IMF intends well in providing this loan to Sri Lanka in the best interests of stabilizing the international financial system.
However, we want to kindly reiterate stringent controls are placed by IMF with regards to funds not being diverted by the Government of Sri Lanka for general war related expenditures.
The government claims the funds will be needed for post war reconstruction. But this rogue regime is still in the midst of carrying out a genocidal war under several guises.
We are afraid these funds may be used to uproot Tamil civilians and put them in what the Human Rights Watch called as internment camps. We urge IMF to not support such ethnic cleansing measures by the Government of Sri Lanka.
Please note Sri Lanka as a failed state lacks several standards and codes in order to strengthen the international financial system, from transparency to data standards.
On September 27, 2008 grenades were thrown at the house of human rights lawyer and executive director of Transparency International Sri Lanka, J.C. Weliamuna. A prominent journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga, who wrote about defense procurement excesses, was killed by Sri Lanka government henchmen in brad daylight.
Despite Sri Lanka government commitments to address impunity, rights violators continue to face no serious threat of prosecution. Due to the threat to media and right workers, the true horrific conditions and the plight of the Tamil civilians are not known well to the world at large.
Considering these situations, we once again urge that the rigid controls are placed so IMF funds are not used under a guise of war on terror to commit genocidal acts against Tamils in the island. Also, please ensure IMF funds are used for relief and development in Sri Lanka North-East.
Thank you,
Yours Sincerely
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Managing Director, IMF
Washington DC
Dear Mr. Strauss-Kahn,
Sub: IMF loan and ethnic cleansing of Tamils in Sri Lanka
Recent news reports by Reuters say the Central Bank of Sri Lanka is currently negotiating a standby loan of $1.9 billion dollars from the International Monetary Fund.
The IMF intends well in providing this loan to Sri Lanka in the best interests of stabilizing the international financial system.
However, we want to kindly reiterate stringent controls are placed by IMF with regards to funds not being diverted by the Government of Sri Lanka for general war related expenditures.
The government claims the funds will be needed for post war reconstruction. But this rogue regime is still in the midst of carrying out a genocidal war under several guises.
We are afraid these funds may be used to uproot Tamil civilians and put them in what the Human Rights Watch called as internment camps. We urge IMF to not support such ethnic cleansing measures by the Government of Sri Lanka.
Please note Sri Lanka as a failed state lacks several standards and codes in order to strengthen the international financial system, from transparency to data standards.
On September 27, 2008 grenades were thrown at the house of human rights lawyer and executive director of Transparency International Sri Lanka, J.C. Weliamuna. A prominent journalist Lasantha Wickramatunga, who wrote about defense procurement excesses, was killed by Sri Lanka government henchmen in brad daylight.
Despite Sri Lanka government commitments to address impunity, rights violators continue to face no serious threat of prosecution. Due to the threat to media and right workers, the true horrific conditions and the plight of the Tamil civilians are not known well to the world at large.
Considering these situations, we once again urge that the rigid controls are placed so IMF funds are not used under a guise of war on terror to commit genocidal acts against Tamils in the island. Also, please ensure IMF funds are used for relief and development in Sri Lanka North-East.
Thank you,
Yours Sincerely
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Suba Francis
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Dr. Thani K. Cheran
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Periannan Chandrasekaran
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Dr Sam Ilangovan
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- What ever you do, do not handout this money without any conditions attached. As it is a well known fact that this war has bankrupted the country and a large doze of the loan will be wasted in killing innocent lives.
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Thavendra Rajah
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- Please don't help SriLankan govenment to kill Tamils by funding it.
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Siva Sivaganesan
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Packiarajan
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- Please Stop funding to the brutal genocide againts tamil by Srilankan Goverment.
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Vasanthy Rajah
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Saroja Ilangovan M.D.
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Bavani Rajah
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- Give money for legitimate developments not for wasteful war.
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Gerard Francis, M.D.
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Deepan Rajah
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joseph gunaratnam
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Palani Nadarajah
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- Please don't give loan until the Peace process
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Vijay Solomon
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- Please don't lend to genocidal Lanka
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Jana
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- Please dont lend money to kill Tamils in SL
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Angela McKeown
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Porchezhian Ramaswamy
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Selvajothy
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Vadivelu Babu
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- Availble funding from Taxes and foreign aid etc. being used to buy cluster bombs and bombers for the genocide of Tamils in their own ancestral land and now looking adi for IMF to continue the Genocide.
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