independent international mechanism – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Sri Lanka: UN Must Act at Next Human Rights Council Session

By pearlaction | February 2, 2012 |

[Human Rights Watch] The United Nations Human Rights Council should address the lack of accountability for wartime abuses in Sri Lanka during its March 2012 session, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Human Rights Council (HRC) member countries and observers today. Nearly three years since the end of the war, the Sri Lankan…

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]