Transitional Justice

(Original  photo: WFP Sri Lanka/Hamish Appleby) “At the consultations on the transitional justice and reconciliation process conducted with civil society representatives from all parts of the country, two key messages get highlighted.  The first is the limited information available to the general population regarding these issues. There is an absence of strong and systematic messaging by […]

( Challenges of Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka, HRC 31 side event (c) S.Deshapriya) On Thursday 17th March, jointly with Franciscans International and Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), IMADR held a side event on “Challenges of Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka”. Mr. J. David WHALEY opened the discussion with his appreciation and […]

by Jehan Perera President Maithripala Sirisena’s rejection of foreign involvement in the judicial accountability process in Sri Lanka has once again brought to the fore the difficult issue of war crimes in the course of the war. The most controversial aspect of the UN Human Rights Council resolution that was co-signed by the Sri Lankan […]

In October 2015, the Sri Lankan government took a giant stride towards reconciliation when it co-sponsored a historic resolution at the Human Rights Council. Despite howls of protest from fringe elements within the Sinhala and Tamil community who opposed it, the Resolution was defended stoutly by mainstream members of both ruling parties, the SLMC and […]

The United Nations is exploring a broad package of technical and financial assistance to Sri Lanka to advance the government’s efforts to achieve reconciliation with the Tamil community. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the United Nations is mulling over the provision of a road package of technical and financial […]