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11 Jul 2018, 4:01 am
The prospects for justice, whether at the domestic or international level or through other accountability efforts such as official investigations, are currently very limited in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. [read post]
12 Feb 2022, 6:30 am
” Because of these developments after the Joint Commission meeting, HRW called on the EU needs to do more to get Sri Lanka to abide by its international human rights obligations: In December, UN experts identified five “necessary prerequisites” for Sri Lanka’s counterterrorism legislation to comply with international standards. [read post]
17 Apr 2017, 7:14 am
The growing despair amongst victims requires urgent redress.Filed under: Domestic Implementation of International Law, Gender Issues, International Criminal Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, Public International Law, Transitional Justice [read post]
26 Jan 2015, 2:24 pm
Even at the UN Human Rights Council which mandated the ongoing investigation, there was only limited support for decisive international action on Sri Lanka. [read post]
9 May 2024, 9:42 am
In Sri Lanka, impunity has been entrenched over decades without any accountability for serious international crimes committed by the security forces. [read post]
11 Jun 2012, 12:52 pm
Project Manager of International Organization for Migration Shantha Kulasekara introducing the project has said that main aim of the project is linking the data of INTERPOL to the data of the Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration. [read post]
8 Jan 2017, 11:22 am
Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, a distinguished lawyer who served as a judge on the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and later as a judge on the International Court of Justice died on January 5, 2017 at the age of 90. [read post]
10 Jan 2023, 10:57 am
Canada has previously shown it is willing and able to act on Sri Lanka’s crisis as part of the Core Group on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council to see the “full implementation of resolution 51/1” which: Calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure the prompt, thorough and impartial investigation and, if warranted, prosecution of all alleged crimes relating to human rights violations and serious violations of international… [read post]
13 May 2009, 9:28 pm
Both statements were very welcome; indeed, Amnesty International just today had called on both the Obama Administration and the Security Council to act to save the civilians trapped in the war zone. [read post]
7 Nov 2008, 7:48 am
[JURIST] The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) [profession website] Thursday called on [letter text] Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa [personal website] to open a probe into death threats allegedly sent by a group called Mahason Balakaya [Lanka eNews report] to the Sri Lankan human rights lawyers who represent suspected terrorists. [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 9:44 am
A short article I wrote for the Index on Censorship on the abuse of media in Sri Lanka in the campaign for the presidential elections in Sri Lanka is now online here. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 10:04 am
[JURIST] Sri Lanka is employing "unlawful detentions" against many of its citizens, Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] reported Tuesday. [read post]
10 Jul 2010, 8:40 am
The protesters have been demanding the UN end plans to have an international panel [JURIST report] investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last months of the Sri Lankan civil war [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
29 Jan 2018, 11:52 am
Replacing this draconian counterterrorism law with one that meets international standards should be an urgent... [read post]
11 Aug 2010, 4:31 pm
The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), appointed [press release] in May by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa [official profile], has been criticized [HRW release] as a superficial attempt to stave off an international investigation into accusations of widespread and severe human rights abuses by government forces during the war. [read post]
24 Jan 2016, 8:47 am
Utility of Mediation in Sri Lanka by Saranee Gunathilaka* Introduction Today, in Sri Lanka, mediation has become a coerced choice upon parties to a dispute. [read post]
16 Jan 2016, 12:24 am
Source: Web India (4 January 2016)http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/Asia/20160104/2761737.htmlThe national human rights commission in Sri Lanka on Monday proposed abolishing the death penalty, officials said.In a letter to President Maithripala Sirisena, the Human Rights Commission said it is imperative for Sri Lanka to conform to the growing global recognition that the death penalty, which seriously violates several human rights including the right to life and freedom from… [read post]
29 Apr 2021, 6:29 pm
Responding to the initial announcement, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed said, “burqa bans are incompatible with international law guarantees of the right to manifest one’s religion or belief and of freedom of expression. [read post]
15 Mar 2021, 2:53 pm
But international rights organizations have accused Rajapaksa and other Sri Lankan officials involved in the civil war’s denouement of human rights violations and war crimes. [read post]
1 Nov 2009, 3:23 pm
The EU Commission has issued a statement confirming that Sri Lanka is not living up to the commitments to international human rights protection standards that are conditions for access to the GSP+ program. [read post]
