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UN Human Rights Council urged to maintain international scrutiny in Sri Lanka
17 Sep 2025 16:49 GMT
… the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Human Rights Watch, and the … of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Tamil civilians suffered human rights violations perpetrated by both … continue to abduct and torture Tamil civilians. Human Rights Watch has likewise called …
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UN Report Warns that Sri Lankan Government Fails to Address Entrenched Impunity and Human Rights Violations
26 Aug 2025 04:34 GMT
… Justice, Economy & Trade, Headlines, Human Rights, Press Freedom, TerraViva United Nations … massacre of more than 200 Tamil civilians by the army in 1985 … surveillance, and harassment to intimidate human rights activists and their families, particularly …
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Why January remains black for journalists in Sri Lanka
18 Sep 2025 13:00 GMT
… the Switzerland-based United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC). The Committee usually … to have interrupted and interrogated Tamil civilians and politicians across the North … , had earlier complained to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL …
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Sri Lanka is on the Front Line of the Battle for Accountability
17 Sep 2025 04:51 GMT
… hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians were corralled by the … .
Victims’ families and human rights defenders at Chemmani, and … never came home told Human Rights Watch this summer … alleged criminals accountable.
The Human Rights Council responded by creating …
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Sri Lanka is on the Front Line of the Battle for Accountability
16 Sep 2025 18:21 GMT
… and hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians were corralled by the Sri … hold alleged criminals accountable.
The Human Rights Council responded by creating the … hold alleged criminals accountable.
The Human Rights Council responded by creating the …
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UK sanctions former Sri Lanka military commanders for serious human rights abuses
25 Mar 2025 12:24 GMT
… , with an estimated 40,000 Tamil civilians killed during the final stages … Lanka, including seeking accountability for human rights violations and abuses which took … Sri Lanka’s unitary structure. Human rights advocates argue that achieving meaningful …
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Sri Lanka security forces continue to abduct and torture Tamil civilians: human rights group report
09 May 2024 17:06 GMT
… impose abduction and torture on Tamil civilians, a Wednesday report from the … to plague Sri Lankan society. Human rights lawyers have said that there …
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Sri Lanka rejects call for foreign war crimes probe
08 Sep 2025 14:11 GMT
… Minister Vijitha Herath told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that his … at least 40,000 minority Tamil civilians in the final months of …
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Mistreatment of Tamil Refugees on Chagos Islands Under Illegal British Occupation
02 Apr 2024 15:44 GMT
… a hell for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who are trapped on … has not been entirely defeated.
Human Rights Watch declared that the US … vacuum that consumes Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. The refugees sail from Sri … a role in this. Tamil refugees who return to Sri Lanka …
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From Spy to Scribe: A Journey of Betrayal and Resilience
03 Sep 2025 11:19 GMT
… committed by the army against Tamil civilians. The military intelligence officials, the … a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, alleging that CSIS had …