Nobel Peace Prize for Pillay draws global attention to Eelam war
Having failed on multiple occasions to reach consensus with the LTTE, Sri Lanka, finally, during President Mahinda Rajapaksa tenure, launched all-out war. The LTTE lasted two years and 10 months. In spite of warnings regarding a long drawn out hit and run campaign, the group couldn’t reorganise. The rest is history By Shamindra Ferdinando The […]
Sri Lanka successfully defeated the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a war that lasted about two years and 10 months, after failing to reach an agreement with the group on multiple occasions. The war concluded a year after Navanethem Pillay took over as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in September 2008.
Pillay, the only UN Human Rights chief to win the Nobel Peace Prize, is currently serving as a temporary judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), investigating Myanmar for alleged genocide.
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) and the Tamil Guardian both applauded Pillay's efforts, emphasizing the importance of her international advocacy during the Sri Lankan conflict. They highlighted that her actions helped maintain accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the ongoing struggle for truth and justice for victims and survivors of the conflict.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to award Pillay the 2026 Peace Prize may warrant a more thorough examination of her role in the Sri Lankan conflict, particularly considering the one-sided peace process led by Norway, which they argue may have resulted in more harm. It is essential to reevaluate the UN's response during the conflict, focusing on the decisions made by Pillay and then UN Secretary-General Ban-ki moon, who were both allegedly influenced by the LTTE's myth of military invincibility, despite evidence of their battlefield decline.
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