HRC-SL URGES SIRISENA TO GIVE LEADERSHIP TO ENACT THE DISAPPEARANCES BILL & SENDS ITS OBSERVATIONS

Image: In Colombo on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 2017.

06/10/2017

Sending its observations on the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances Bill  Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka  urges president Sirisena , to provide leadership to ensure that the Bill is enacted and Sri Lanka sets an example not only for the region but globally on how to humanely respond to the grievances and pain of those who have suffered due to serious human rights violations. The letter further say that ‘addressing this issue and enabling families to learn the truth about their disappeared loved ones is an important, courageous step Sri Lanka will be taking to re-affirm values of humanity, empathy and respect for the rule of law as a country’.

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