LATEST REPORTS ON SRI LANKA

Reports by various agencies about the ongoing human rights abuses in Sri Lanka

NORMALIZING THE ABNORMAL: THE MILITARIZATION OF MULLAITIVU
NORMALIZING THE ABNORMAL: THE MILITARIZATION OF MULLAITIVU

Date: October 2017

This report estimates that at least 60,000 Sri Lankan Army troops are currently stationed in Mullaitivu District; 25% of the personnel in the whole country.

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UNSTOPPED: REPORT BY INTERNATIONAL TRUTH AND JUSTICE PROJECT
UNSTOPPED: REPORT BY INTERNATIONAL TRUTH AND JUSTICE PROJECT

Date: 14 July 2017

Details 24 cases of abduction, torture and/or sexual violence by the Sri Lankan security forces that occured in 2016/17.

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STATEMENT BY BEN EMERSON: HUMAN RIGHTS AND COUNTER-TERRORISM
STATEMENT BY BEN EMERSON: HUMAN RIGHTS AND COUNTER-TERRORISM

Date:  14 July 2017

All the evidence points to the conclusion that the use of torture has been, and remains today, endemic and routine, for those arrested on national security grounds.

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JOSEPH CAMP: REPORT BY INTERNATIONAL TRUTH AND JUSTICE PROJECT
JOSEPH CAMP: REPORT BY INTERNATIONAL TRUTH AND JUSTICE PROJECT

Date: 16 March 2017

This is a case study dealing with just one of Sri Lanka’s many known torture sites still being used as recently as December 2016.

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VIEWS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE UNDER ARTICLE 5 (4) OF THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL
VIEWS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE UNDER ARTICLE 5 (4) OF THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL

Date: 22 March 2016

The UN committee found the indefinite detention by Australia of 3 Tamil refugees (and 1 Persian and 1 Hazara refugee) unlawful, suffering “cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.”

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A STILL UNFINISHED WAR: SRI LANKA’S SURVIVORS OF TORTURE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE 2009-2015

Date: 1 July 2015

The findings in this report are based on the testimony of survivors of state-organised abduction in “white vans” by the security forces. The most recent incident occurred in July 2015.

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VERDICT OF THE PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL ON SRI LANKA, 07-10 DECEMBER 2013
VERDICT OF THE PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL ON SRI LANKA, 07-10 DECEMBER 2013

Date: 2014

Verdict of the Second Session of the PPT on Sri Lanka, to deal with the accusations of genocide and the complicity of other States in the commission of genocide in Sri Lanka.

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SRI LANKA’S NORTH I: THE DENIAL OF MINORITY RIGHTS
SRI LANKA’S NORTH I: THE DENIAL OF MINORITY RIGHTS

Date: 16 March 2012

Report discusses deepening militarization in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Movement of Sinhala settlers into the fringes of the north and other forms of government-supported “Sinhalisation”.

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