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An Open Letter to Ban Ki-moon

By pearlaction | February 2, 2012 |

[Huffington Post] Dear Secretary-General, I write to follow up my letter of 2 June 2011 on the subject of the United Nations Panel of Experts’ reporton accountability issues in Sri Lanka. [Full Story]

What South Africa can do to help with reconciliation in Sri Lanka

By pearlaction | July 24, 2011 |

[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]

Sri Lanka: Denying the truth will not bury it

By pearlaction | June 14, 2011 |

[Amnesty International] Tonight Channel 4 screens its harrowing new documentary, “Sri Lanka, The Killing Fields”. The film highlights massive human rights abuses and violations of the laws of war by both parties to the conflict. [Full Story]