House debates

Tuesday, 26 May 2009

Notices

Photo of Melissa ParkeMelissa Parke (Fremantle, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)
expresses its concern about the grave humanitarian situation of the Tamil peoples of Sri Lanka, many of whom are presently detained in camps following the recent conflict in Sri Lanka;
(2)
calls upon the Sri Lankan Government:
(a)
to allow full access to United Nations and other humanitarian agencies to the camps to provide all necessary aid; and
(b)
to agree to an independent international investigation into war crimes alleged to have been committed by both parties during the recent conflict in Sri Lanka; and
(3)
expresses its hope that Sri Lanka can move forward from this difficult period in peace and with full respect for the human rights of all its peoples.

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