Posts Tagged ‘accountability’
An Open Letter to Ban Ki-moon
[Huffington Post] Dear Secretary-General, I write to follow up my letter of 2 June 2011 on the subject of the United Nations Panel of Experts’ reporton accountability issues in Sri Lanka. [Full Story]
Read MoreTamils await their peace dividend
[The Global and Mail] For Tamils, the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war has brought no peace dividend; for Tamil women, peace has brought with it a continuation – and in some cases an intensification – of violence and insecurity. In the country’s predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east – a region half the size of…
Read MoreSri Lanka: No Progress on Justice
[Human Rights Watch] The Sri Lankan government in the past year failed to advance justice and accountability for the victims of the country’s 26-year-long civil conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2012. While Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged north and east became more open, the government deepened repression of basic freedoms throughout the…
Read MoreAccountability for the Alleged Violations of International Humanitarian and Human Rights in Sri Lanka
[White House News] The United States shares your concern about accountability for the alleged violations of international humanitarian and human rights law that occurred during Sri Lanka’s recent conflict and is committed to working with the government of Sri Lanka, the United Nations, and the international community to implement a just and equitable reconciliation process…
Read MoreSri Lankan ambassador promises accountability from war-crimes defendants
[Washington Times] Sri Lanka will hold accountable every person accused of war crimes during its decades-long civil conflict, the island nation’s ambassador to the U.S. says. [Full Story]
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