Alleged Sri Lankan war criminal Jagath Dias withdrawn as diplomat from Berlin Posted on October 2, 2023 By Admin The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) According to media reports, Jagath Dias, a former Sri Lankan Army Commander suspected of having committed war crimes, was withdrawn from the Sri Lankan Embassy in Berlin. Dias held the position of a deputy ambassador for Germany, Switzerland and the Vatican State. It is alleged that the former Major General is responsible for war crimes committed during the final phase of the Sri Lankan civil war. During this phase of the conflict, Dias was one of the leading superiors in the field commanding the armed forces. In January 2011, ECCHR sent a comprehensive dossier substantiating the allegations put forward against Dias to the German Federal Foreign Office and requested the withdrawal of his diplomatic visa. In particular, the dossier listed incidents of attacks carried out by the 57th Division under Dias’ command and directed against civilians in no-fire-zones, as well as against hospitals, religious sites and humanitarian institutions. Read Full Article Uncategorized
யுத்தம் குறித்த அனைத்து ஆவணங்களையும் ஆராயவுள்ள ஜனாதிபதியின் நிபுணர் குழு தருஷ்மன் அறிக்கையும் உள்ளிட்ட Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 இலங்கை மனித உரிமை விவகாரம் குறித்த தருஷ்மன் குழுவின் அறிக்கை உள்ளிட்ட யுத்தம் தொடர்பான அனைத்து பொது ஆவணங்களையும் ஜனாதிபதி மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷவினால் நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள சர்வதேச நிபுணர் குழு ஆராயவுள்ளதாக தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. முரண்பாடுகள் நிலவுகின்ற விடயங்கள் குறித்து அரசாங்கத்திடமும் இராணுவத்திடமும் விளக்கங்களை கோருவோம் எனவும் சர்வதேச நிபுணர் குழுவின் உறுப்பினர்கள் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளனர். இலங்கையின் இறுதிக் கட்ட யுத்தம் தொடர்பாக ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் செயலாளர் நாயகம் பான் கீ மூனுக்கு… Read More
Sri Lanka’s Authoritarian Turn: The Need for International Action Posted on September 27, 2023 Feb 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS Government attacks on the judiciary and political dissent have accelerated Sri Lanka’s authoritarian turn and threaten long-term stability and peace. The government’s politically motivated impeachment of the chief justice reveals both its intolerance of dissent and the weakness of the political opposition. By incapacitating… Read More
UN Rights Council: Act on Sri Lanka Report – HRW Posted on October 2, 2023 Failure to Follow Up Would Be Shameful September 13, 2011 (Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should act on the recommendations in a report commissioned by the UN Secretary-General detailing grave abuses during the final months of Sri Lanka’s armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. UN Secretary-General… Read More