By Charles.S.Perera

Ban Ki Moon the Secretary General of the United Nations Organization had appointed an advisory panel toƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  investigate and advise him if there had been violation of human rights by the Armed Forces of the Sri Lanka GovernmentƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  in the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-eliminationƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ of terrorists, paying from his specialƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Fund.

After the advisory panel made its investigations andƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  handed overƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  its report,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  the Secretary GeneralƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  published the report without the consent of the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-partyƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ concerned- in this case the member State ofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Sri Lanka.

The question is not whether the appointment of the advisoryƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  panel by the Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to advice him on the particular issue or the publication of its report,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  is right or wrong.

But the question is , why the Secretary General Ban Ki Moon singled out the member State of Sri LankaƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  for the investigation, leaving out the other member States who are also engaged in similar ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-military operationsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ for the elimination ofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  terrorist in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya ?

Is it because the Armed Forces of Sri Lanka eliminated terrorism in a military operation while the others have still failed to do so ?ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  It is for Ban Ki Moon to explain.

In order to justify the appointment of theƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  advisory panel of investigation for the member State of Sri Lanka, and the publication of its reportƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  causing lot of internal problems to the member StateƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  which is in the course ofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  reconciling the communities after elimination of terrorism, Ban Ki Moon should also appoint an advisory panel to investigate whether the on going Military Operations by America, France and other European Nations are violating the human rights of the people of Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya.

If not theƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Member State of the United Nations should demandƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  that the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki Moon is brought before theƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  UN Security Council, if not before a Special General Assembly of Member States,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  to show cause why he should not be impeachedƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  forƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  acting beyond powers vestedƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  in him as the Secretary General ofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  the United Nations to treat one member State differently from others causingƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  that particular member State internal difficulties of reconciliation of its people after delivering them from a 30 years of suffering under terrorism ?

This is a sine qua non as the Member States of the United Nations are equal before its constitution.ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  There are no powerful Member StatesƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  of the UNO whoƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  have special rights,ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  and poorerƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  Member StatesƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  of the UNO from the ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-third worldƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ who have lesserƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  rights.

The Government of Sri Lanka through its Embassies should get in contact withƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  the Member States of theƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-third worldƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  countries ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-, to make them aware of the situationƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  as the Secretary General may make this a precedence to continue treating other Member States differently forƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-personal reasonsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ against some, in favour of a few.

This should be made an eye opener for all member States to become aware ofƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  their equality of status before the constitution of the UNO, to begin a reform of the United Nations to allow it to become a true Forum of Member States to settle their problemsƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚  in peaceful dialogue without allowing any member State to over-step the UNO to intervene in the internal affairs of any Member Sovereign State.