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Human Rights, Issues, Post-War, Transitional Justice

Searching for Answers: The Road to the OMP

Featured image courtesy VikalpaSL August 30 is the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. This year has seen the passage of legislation to enable the set-up of an Office of…

Raisa Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge on 08/30/201608/01/2020
Issues, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

OMP – When labels take precedence over content

Featured image courtesy IRIN News On Thursday 11 August, 2016, Parliament pushed through one of the most sensitive and important pieces of legislation, the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) Act amidst the…

Kusal Perera Kusal Perera on 08/14/2016
Issues, Peace and Conflict, Transitional Justice

The Process Behind OMP: Video interviews

The Office of Missing Persons (OMP) Bill was passed in Parliament without a vote, a short while ago. The setting up of the OMP was subject to much mainstream media coverage, most of…

Groundviews Groundviews on 08/11/201608/11/2016

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