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Berman Calls on Sri Lankan Government to Hold Accountable Human Rights Abusers

By pearlaction | January 10, 2012 |

[US Foreign Affairs News] Congressman Howard Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, made the following statement on the recent release of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission Report. [Full Story]

Testimony of Elaine Pearson before the House of Commons of Canada regarding Human Rights in Sri Lanka

By pearlaction | November 1, 2011 |

[Human Rights Watch] Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for inviting Human Rights Watch to testify at this timely and important hearing. Over the last two decades, my organization, Human Rights Watch, has documented human rights violations in Sri Lanka, especially violations committed by security forces and the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam…