By Neville Ladduwahetty
The response below is limited to issues raised by the TNA that have a bearing on Accountability.
Paragraph ii of the TNA response states: “The Commission falls dramatically short of international standards applicable to accountability processes”.
If, as assumed by the TNA, “international standards applicable to accountability processes” exist, the need for the UN Secretary General (UNSG) to appoint a panel to advise him “on the standards, benchmarks and parameters, based on international experience, that must guide any accountability process”(UN News Center, March 16, 2010) would not have arisen. The very fact that the UNSG resorted to such a measure confirms that “international standards” referred to by the TNA did not exist. Furthermore, the fact that the panel appointed by the UNSG did not fulfill their mandate clearly means that these standards do not exist even today.


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