Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Statement on the Report of Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission

By pearlaction | December 22, 2011 |

[International Crisis Group] The International Crisis Group welcomes the public release of the report of Sri Lanka’s “Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission” (LLRC), presented to the Sri Lankan parliament on 16 December 2011. The report acknowledges important events and grievances that have contributed to decades of political violence and civil war in Sri Lanka and…

Sri Lanka war probe calls for new inquiry

By pearlaction | November 20, 2011 |

[Al Jazeera] A Sri Lankan government probe into the civil war against ethnic Tamil rebels has concluded that further investigations of alleged abuses committed in the final stages of the country’s 25-year conflict are necessary. [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…