Sri Lanka: No amount of time will allow truth, justice and accountability to be established domestically so long as rule of law is subverted
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
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''From our experience we know that no amount of time will allow truth, justice and accountability to be established domestically so long as rule of law is subverted and an environment of human rights abuse and impunity prevails. In such circumstances, pursuant to its mandate to address violations of human rights, including gross and systematic violations, the Council must lose no time in instituting an international mechanism to independently investigate allegations of serious violations in Sri Lanka. Moreover, the High Commissioner’s call for investigations represents the natural progression of the Council’s efforts on Sri Lanka in the last two years. ''19 March 2014
Open Letter to the UN Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka by South Based Civil Society Organisations
To: Member States of the UN Human Rights Council
Excellencies,
