Posts Tagged ‘US’
Sri Lankan anger over US move at UN rights council
[AFP] Sri Lanka on Thursday vowed to hold mass protests against US-backed moves at the United Nations to press for an independent probe into alleged war crimes during the island’s civil war. [Full Story]
Read MoreNGOs Call on U.S. to Establish International Accountability Mechanism on Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Council
[Amnesty International USA] We are pleased to hear that the United States has decided to press for action at the March session of the Human Rights Council on accountability for wartime abuses in Sri Lanka. This issue has long been a high priority for us due to the massive scale of abuses committed in the…
Read MoreSri Lanka: US urges implementation of war probe findings
[BBC] The US will support efforts to get Sri Lanka to implement a government commission’s conclusions in relation to the civil war, officials say. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lankan ambassador promises accountability from war-crimes defendants
[Washington Times] Sri Lanka will hold accountable every person accused of war crimes during its decades-long civil conflict, the island nation’s ambassador to the U.S. says. [Full Story]
Read MoreUS urges Sri Lanka to address abuse allegations
[CBS] A U.S. diplomat Wednesday asked Sri Lanka to address allegations of possible war crimes toward the end of the country’s civil war and to share political power with an estranged Tamil minority for a lasting peace. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert O. Blake told reporters that Sri Lanka has promised to address these…
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