Mar 13, 2020
The past few weeks have seen many inches of column space taken up by Sri Lanka’s decision to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council resolution 30/1, a move which saw the government tear up its earlier promise to deal with legacy of the country’s bloody civil war...
Oct 27, 2017
On Monday, the UN Special Rapporteur on Transitional Justice, Pablo de Greiff, issued his concluding observations and recommendations following a two-week official visit to Sri Lanka – in essence, a review of the government of Sri Lanka’s progress in addressing the...
Nov 7, 2013
In an astonishing move, it was reported this morning that the Government of Sri Lanka had blocked both the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Gabriela Knaul, and her predecessor Param Cumaraswamy, from entering the country. Despite...
