LLRC report – 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…

Sri Lanka’s Game of Diplomacy

By pearlaction | January 16, 2012 |

[International Policy Digest] As promised, the Sri Lankan government made the final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) public last month. It has also recently released its “National Action Plan for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights: 2011-2016.” [Full Story]

Tamils in Sri Lanka doubtful about latest LLRC report

By pearlaction | January 5, 2012 |

[Radio Netherlands Worldwide] Many Tamils doubt the possibility of an unbiased investigation as long as the military continues to kill, abduct, torture or rape Tamil civilians, they say. [Full Story]