Sep 26, 2019
Some good news: yesterday, a UN spokesperson confirmed to a reporter that Sri Lankan troops would – unless their presence was deemed vital to security – be banned from further deployments to UN peacekeeping missions. It means that as soon as next month, any Sri Lankan...
Oct 24, 2018
Earlier this year, the Sri Lanka Campaign was one of several organisations who raised the alarm about the growing number of Sri Lankan troops being dispatched to UN peacekeeping missions – despite unaddressed allegations of grave human rights violations by the...
May 17, 2018
Earlier this month we wrote about the growing numbers of Sri Lankan troops participating in UN Peacekeeping missions, despite unaddressed allegations of serious human rights violations committed by them. Those allegations include the “widespread and brutal” use of...
May 1, 2018
At this very moment, over a hundred thousand UN peacekeepers are deployed in nearly twenty countries around the world. Their purpose is just as their name suggests: to keep the peace; to stand between civilians and the forces that would harm them; to protect. And, by...
Nov 5, 2015
Last month, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced that his government is planning to contribute more troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions. While more contributions to UN peacekeeping are desperately needed, the Sri Lankan offer should be...
