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Human Rights, Issues, Politics and Governance, Transitional Justice

UPDATE: Flip-flopping on Accountability – A Timeline

Featured image courtesy ada.lk On March 21, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tilak Marapana flagged the operationalisation of the Office on Missing Persons, the use of the Right to Information Act,…

Raisa Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge on 03/23/201807/28/2020
Issues, Peace and Conflict, Transitional Justice, UN Panel Report

A Question of Political Will: Unpacking de Silva’s Comments on Foreign Judges

Recently, compiled a timeline of all the statements made by the Government in terms of the participation of foreign judges in a judicial mechanism. The timeline shows that over the past two…

Groundviews Groundviews on 04/01/201704/01/2017
Issues, Politics and Governance, Transitional Justice, UN Panel Report

UPDATED: Flip-flopping on Accountability – A Timeline

Sri Lanka recently co-sponsored a resolution at the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council, allowing Sri Lanka two more years to implement the recommendations made in Resolution 30/1 of 2015….

Raisa Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge on 03/27/201708/01/2020
Human Rights, Issues, Politics and Governance, Transitional Justice, War Crimes

Flip-flopping on accountability: A timeline

Featured image courtesy The Wire/Ishara K The topic of international involvement in Sri Lanka’s accountability process, specifically the participation of foreign judges, is controversial and hotly contested. The UNHRC resolution, co-sponsored by…

Raisa Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge on 07/16/201608/01/2020

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