Posts Tagged ‘accountability’
Repressive Laws Remain Despite End to State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, Says Amnesty International
[Amnesty USA] The Sri Lankan government must follow up its repeal of the state of emergency by removing repressive legislation such as the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Amnesty International said today. [Full Story]
Read MoreWhat South Africa can do to help with reconciliation in Sri Lanka
[International Crisis Group] As South Africa knows better than most, a country cannot begin to overcome decades of internal conflict without a sustained effort at revealing the truth of the past and a committed push for reconciliation. If only Sri Lanka could learn that lesson. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lanka: Accountability for Alleged Violations of International Human Rights Law (Taken Question)
[U.S. Department of State] Question: What is the U.S. view regarding accountability in Sri Lanka? [Full Story]
Read MoreThe Silence of Sri Lanka
[New York Times] In April 2009, we travelled together as foreign ministers to Sri Lanka, as 25 years of fighting between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers neared its end. The remaining fighters were trapped in the northern most part of the country — along with large numbers of civilians. U.N. estimates put…
Read MoreWar crimes: The world has seen the evidence. Now we must act
[Guardian UK] The broadcast last week of Channel 4’s Sri Lanka‘s Killing Fields documentary was a defining moment not just for the media, but for those who investigate war crimes. Chronicling the final bloody weeks in 2009 of the country’s civil war which claimed the lives of at least 40,000 Tamil civilians, it captured in sometimes grainy,…
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