Posted on January 31st, 2021 By Sugeeswara Senadhira/Daily News Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, January 29: When outgoing US President Donald Trump, in his last official act, pardoned a few of his supporters who were serving jail terms, the silence of the so-called champions of justice, the European Union (EU) and United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was deafening. However, these two multinational bodies are very enthusiastic in their pursuit to defend justice when dealing with smaller countries, especially sovereign nations that refuse to bow down to their unreasonable diktats. In its latest communication to Sri Lanka, the UNHRC stated that the High Commissioner is concerned that the emergency security deployments that followed the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in 2019 have evolved into an increased militarization of the State. The Government has appointed active and former military personnel, including those credibly implicated in war crimes, to key positions in the civilian administration, and created parallel task forces and commissions that encroach on civilian functions. Combined with the reversal of important institutional checks and balances on the executive by the 20th Constitutional Amendment, this trend threatens democratic gains.”