The First report of the International Monitoring Commission has fundamentally challenged the concepts of natural justice embodied in Human Rights. The democratic and legal position of 'Innocent until proven guilty' has been put aside. It recommends actions of political vetting against PUP members and those in society that are merely 'suspected' of having links with the PUP, or paramilitaries. It erroneously claims that we are not committed to the principles of non-violence and exclusively peaceful and democratic means.

In a democratic state, whatever your aspirations, the rule of law is fundamental. When some seek to abandon the principles of Human Rights and Equality by selective means or through imposed laws, we find our society on a spiraling slope towards McCarthyism. The IMC report raises some serious questions in this regard which the Human rights Commission and the Equality Commission need to urgently address.

We are dismayed at the IMC report and its recommendations. We have produced a concise rebuttal of the IMC's first report which can be read on, or downloaded from this site, or obtained from our central office. We are resolved to continue the work highlighted in this document regardless of the IMC's or the NIO's attempts to politicize crime and criminalize politics. We shall not be deflected from attaining our goal of a peaceful, stable and democratic society.