Book Review on Sri Lanka Genocide & War Crimes Posted on September 27, 2023 By Admin An Invaluable Reference Book by Prof. V. Suryanarayan Ramu Manivannan, Ed., Sri Lanka – Hiding the Elephant: Documenting Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity (Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005), Price Rs. 2000/-http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2014/08/book-review-sri-lanka-genocide-and-war.html Uncategorized
Panel of Experts finds Credible Reports of War Crimes during Sri Lanka Conflict – UN Posted on October 2, 2023October 2, 2023 25 April 2011 – The panel of experts set up to adviseSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon on accountability issues with respect to the final stages of the conflict in Sri Lanka has found credible reports of war crimes committed by both the Government and Tamil rebels and calls for genuine investigations into the allegations,… Read More
OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL) Posted on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 Terms of Reference Mandate and reporting obligations In its resolution A/HRC/25/1 adopted in March 2014 on “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka”, the United Nations Human Rights Council requested the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to “undertake a comprehensive investigation into alleged serious violations and abuses of human… Read More
The UN’s ‘grave failure’ in Sri Lanka demands an Answer Posted on September 27, 2023 FRANCES HARRISON THE GLOBE AND MAIL Last updated Friday, Nov. 16 2012, 4:37 PM EST It’s been called Ban Ki-moon’s Rwanda moment: a little-reported war three years ago on a tiny Indian Ocean island where tens of thousands of civilians were slaughtered, waiting for the United Nations to come and… Read More