21 April 2016
The UK Foreign Office in its annual human rights report, reported that positive steps made by the new Sri Lankan government were "less apparent in the north and east", highlighting the "continued reports of torture, and sexual and gender-based violence" documented in the OHCHR report.
"Human rights defenders continued to report harassment and surveillance in 2015, a point raised by the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances during their visit in November. The OISL report also highlighted a number of human rights concerns that still remain, including continued reports of torture, and sexual and gender-based violence."
"The UK has urged the government to investigate these and other allegations of human rights violations, and will continue to push for progress in these areas."
See here for full report. (Find Sri Lanka on page 47).
