Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission

Sri Lanka Fails To Investigate War Crimes

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Sri Lanka has failed to deliver on its international commitments to prosecute government troops and Tamil rebels for atrocities committed during its ethnic war, a UN expert said Friday. Ben Emmerson said Colombo’s efforts at transitional justice were at a “virtual standstill” eight years after the end of its ethnic war which had claimed over … Read more

UN Concerned At ‘serious’ Abuses, Torture In Sri Lanka

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The UN on Friday warned that a range of serious abuses, including torture, appear to remain widespread in Sri Lanka and criticised the country’s slow progress in addressing wartime crimes. “A number of serious human rights violations… are reportedly continuing to occur in Sri Lanka, including the harassment or surveillance of human rights defenders and … Read more