Sri Lanka government says civil war crimes may take five years to prosecute
The government of Sri Lanka said Thursday that it may take up to five years to prosecute people accused of war crimes during the 26-year civil war it fought with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [CFR...
Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka was freed from prison Monday after being pardoned by President Mahinda Rajapaksa . Fonseka, who is credited with bringing an end to the...
Sri Lanka is employing "unlawful detentions" against many of its citizens, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. The report claims that detainees are subject to torture and even extrajudicial executions, often under laws designed to combat...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Wednesday that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is immune from suit under the Torture Victim Protection Act...
Thousands in Sri Lanka protest proposed UN war crimes resolution
Thousands of Sri Lankans joined government-sponsored protests on Monday in opposition to a proposed UN Human Rights Council resolution concerning crimes that allegedly occurred during the country's civil war. The protests, which were planned throughout 150 cities...
Sri Lankan Secretary of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated on Thursday in a speech that the government has begun counting the number of civilian deaths from its 26-year civil war with the Liberation Tigers...
Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) on Sunday delivered its final report on alleged abuses committed during the country's civil war to President Mahinda Rajapaksa . The LLRC is a government appointed commission that...
Sri Lanka ex-army chief sentenced to 3 more years for implicating official in war crimes
A jailed former Sri Lanka army chief was sentenced on Friday to an additional three years in prison for reportedly implicating his country's defense secretary in war crimes at the end of the 26-year Sri Lankan civil war [CFR...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reemphasized Wednesday the importance of accountability issues in Sri Lanka related to conflicts with the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) . The comments came during a meeting with Mahinda...
Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland refused Tuesday to allow a war crimes case against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa . McClelland's announcement was in response to charges filed by an Australian citizen claiming that during...
