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Unfounded Faith in Sri Lanka’s Government Risks Extending Impunity
17 Nov 2025 15:18 GMT
… Human Rights Council resolution on accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka … High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Sri Lanka accountability project (OSLap … the government of Sri Lanka defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The final …
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The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
25 Nov 2025 05:06 GMT
… former commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, told me, “all … , said Satkunanathan, the former human rights commissioner, was that the attackers … under the control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the armed separatist group …
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One year on the Government Must Act Decisively to Advance Peace and Justice
25 Nov 2025 06:39 GMT
… , suffered large scale human rights violations, including torture … for very serious human rights violations and offices … committed by the LTTE has formed the … Human Rights Council has been scrutinising, supporting and shaping transitional justice in Sri Lanka …
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After 75 Years of Federal Debate, Does Sri Lanka Need More Lessons?
06 Nov 2025 13:03 GMT
… jointly by the Peace and Human Rights Division (PHRD) and the … years ago. After the LTTE’s defeat, Sampanthan became … feels compelled to educate Sri Lanka’s politicians about federalism … the FDFA, Switzerland has supported Sri Lanka’s efforts toward peace, …
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Amid winds and waves: Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean – III
05 Nov 2025 03:08 GMT
… India’s regional predominance, Western human-rights pressures, or Chinese economic leverage … posed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) became the dominant lens for Sri Lanka’s external …
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Evolution of UNHRC resolutions on Sri Lanka: From sovereignty to accountability
30 Oct 2025 03:47 GMT
… continues to debate Sri Lanka’s human-rights record, fund an … efforts, condemned the LTTE, and reaffirmed sovereignty … Geneva, sceptical.
Ultimately, Sri Lanka’s experience highlights the … responsibility
Sri Lanka’s journey through the Human Rights Council …
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Sri Lanka’s Anti-drug Drive Targets Narco-politics and Organized Crime Networks
15 Oct 2025 03:53 GMT
… of the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009, the proliferation of … continue Sri Lanka’s long-criticized compulsory approach remains to be seen.
Human rights … Sri Lanka’s long-criticized compulsory approach remains to be seen.
Human rights …
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Sri Lanka and the NPP’s First Year in Government
13 Oct 2025 15:55 GMT
… executive director of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL). “It is … accused of promoting the LTTE or terrorism, that are … community’s attention for human-rights abuses in the North … executive director of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL). “It is …
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UN Extends Evidence-Gathering Mandate for Sri Lanka War Crimes
06 Oct 2025 19:33 GMT
… block accountability.
Sri Lanka’s civil war between the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the … ’s families. The Human Rights Council established the UN Sri Lanka Accountability Project in …
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Sri Lankan foreign minister opposes United Nations HRC investigation into human rights abuses
03 Oct 2025 04:55 GMT
… Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka at the UNHRC.
… Human Rights (OHCHR) to continue monitoring and reporting on Sri Lanka’s human rights … war against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
In the final months …