Halt the Deployment (again)

Apr 13, 2021

Next week, more than 200 Sri Lankan troops will be deployed to a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. We want to stop that from happening, and ask for your help to ensure that it doesn’t.  Why?  Because in 2019, the UN itself announced it was suspending deployment of Sri...

Action on Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council

Mar 19, 2021

The Human Rights Council (HRC) has now been in session for four weeks with discussions on human rights around the world. As we explored in a previous blog post, the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights offered a strong starting point for discussions on Sri...

Hope for Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council?

Feb 24, 2021

As the Human Rights Council opens its 46th session, member states have the opportunity to shape and vote on a new resolution on justice and accountability in Sri Lanka. In January, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a damning report...

Webinar: The Quest for Justice, Rule of Law & Democratic Rights

Feb 16, 2021

The Sri Lanka Campaign co-hosted a webinar on Friday 12 February with the Global Tamil Forum, Canadian Tamil Congress and the Centre for Justice and Human Rights at New York University. Moderated by our Campaign Director, Melissa Dring, there were eight panellists...