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Sri Lanka: Attacks another grim reminder of the need to tackle hate
The shocking Sunday morning  bombing attacks targeting churches and hotels in three cities in Sri Lanka resulting in more than 290…
April 22, 2019
Report
Hope flickers as justice still proves elusive in Sri Lanka
In 2015, Sri Lanka co-sponsored Resolution 30/1 at the UN Human Rights Council to demonstrate the newly elected government’s commitment…
January 25, 2019
Press Release
Shots fired amid attempt to illegally push Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers back out to sea in Indonesia
The Indonesian authorities in Aceh are endangering lives of a group of more than 40 Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers…
June 17, 2016
Press Release
Indonesia must allow stranded Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers to disembark
The Indonesian central government should allow dozens of Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers, including a pregnant woman and nine children,…
June 15, 2016
Report
Written Statement to the Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka
This written statement to the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council concerns truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of…
June 1, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
UN war crimes resolution marks a turning point for victims in Sri Lanka
A crucial resolution adopted at the UN Human Rights Council today offers the victims of Sri Lanka’s armed conflict the…
October 1, 2015
Press Release
The Day of the Disappeared: Enforced disappearances continue unabated in every region of the world
The use of enforced disappearance by governments to silence its critics and instill fear into targeted groups continues unabated in…
August 27, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015
Report
Annual Report: Sri Lanka 2013
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Head of state and government Mahinda Rajapaksa Unlawful detentions, torture and enforced disappearances remained…
May 23, 2013