( December
11, 2012, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) Stephen Woodworth, Member of Parliament
for Kitchener Centre, has expressed renewed concern over human rights violation
in Sri Lanka in light of recent reports of violent clashes on the University of
Jaffna campus between Tamil students and security forces.
A reported twenty students were wounded, seven of
whom were hospitalized and four were detained, following a peaceful
demonstration by Tamil students to commemorate those who have lost lives during
the ongoing struggle of the Tamil nation.
“Parliamentarians have the responsibility to make it
our first priority to raise our voice in support of every person’s fundamental
human rights,” said Woodworth. These latest incidents are evidence of ongoing
tensions directed at Tamils in Sri Lanka.
“I would like to extend my thoughts and prayers
towards all those that have been affected by the latest violent attacks and I
urge the international community to call on the Sri Lankan Government to put in
place measures to ensure the protection of human rights,” he concluded.
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