wartime abuses – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

NGOs Call on U.S. to Establish International Accountability Mechanism on Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Council

By pearlaction | February 17, 2012 |

[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…

Letter on Sri Lanka to Permanent Representatives of Human Rights Council Member and Observer States

By pearlaction | February 2, 2012 |

[Human Rights Watch] Your Excellency, We write to urge your delegation to work with other member and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) to bring the issue of accountability for wartime abuses in Sri Lanka onto the agenda of the Council during its March 2012 session. Almost three years after the…