SPUR urges more US action against LTTE to restore peace

Melbourne, 20 April (Asiantribune.com): On the eve of the visit of the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Ms Christina B. Rocca, to Sri Lanka, the Society Peace Unity and Human Rights of Sri Lanka (SPUR), a leading human rights organization established in Australia, has appealed to her to publicly condemn atrocities committed by the LTTE under cover of the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) and to hold it accountable for the 1) recruitment of Tamil children despite international condemnations, 2) the persecution of Tamils in their Vanni stronghold and (3) imprisonment and torture of Tamils residing in foreign countries when they visit relatives and friends in LTTE-held areas.