COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONSIDERS REPORT OF SRI LANKA
16 November 2016
The Committee against Torture completed this afternoon its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Sri Lanka on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture.
Introducing the report, Mr. Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, Attorney-General of Sri Lanka, said that the Act N°22 of 1994 had given effect to the country’s obligations under the Convention. The Government was firm in its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on torture and had recognized the competence of the Committee against Torture to receive individual communications. Sri Lanka had set up the National Authority for the Protection of Victims in Crimes and Witnesses and had set in motion a Constitutional reform process to ensure the sustainability of the reconciliation mechanisms and all other efforts to ensure equal rights and justice for all, and ensure durable peace and non-recurrence of conflict.
Introducing the report, Mr. Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, Attorney-General of Sri Lanka, said that the Act N°22 of 1994 had given effect to the country’s obligations under the Convention. The Government was firm in its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on torture and had recognized the competence of the Committee against Torture to receive individual communications. Sri Lanka had set up the National Authority for the Protection of Victims in Crimes and Witnesses and had set in motion a Constitutional reform process to ensure the sustainability of the reconciliation mechanisms and all other efforts to ensure equal rights and justice for all, and ensure durable peace and non-recurrence of conflict.
