Thursday, June 11, 2009

New Amnesty report reveals inability of Sri Lankan government to deliver justice

[ Amnesty International ][ Jun 11 11:51 GMT ]

The Sri Lankan government's failure to deliver justice for serious human rights violations over the past 20 years has trapped the country in a vicious cycle of abuse and impunity, according to a new report published by Amnesty International today. The report, 'Twenty Years of Make-Believe: Sri Lanka's Commissions of Inquiry', documents the failure of successive Sri Lankan governments to provide accountability for serious human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, killings, and torture. [
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