Colombo (
AsiaNews) - For the first time , the government of Sri Lanka has agreed to
conduct a national survey on human rights violations between 2009 to present,
with the technical assistance of the Commonwealth Secretariat . This
was announced today by the, Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka ( Hrcsl). The
move responds to
pressure from the international community after the recent meeting of the
leaders of Commonwealth ( Chogm ) . However,
the UK has already expressed its disappointment at the decision, stating that
they want to see an independent inquiry into alleged violence that occurred
during the civil war . The
victims of the conflict said they "do not trust" this survey .
According
to the agreements reached, a delegation from the Commonwealth - which includes
representatives of the Division for Human Rights - will arrive in Colombo on
December 2 . The
investigation will last for 18 months. According
Prathibha Mahanamahewa , director of Hrcsl , this review will be completely
independent thanks to the presence of local and foreign experts .
However,
the British Prime Minister David Cameron said that an inquiry carried out by
the Sri Lankan government can never be "completely independent"
because military directly involved in the alleged violations will also take
part.
Too
many victims of the civil war they do not believe in the efficacy of the
measure: "We have no confidence in this national survey because too many similar
measures, initiated by the government on several issues, have not led to
any results ."