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Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Calls on the United States to Investigate Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapksa During his Surprise Visit to the United States
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, January 19, 2011Amnesty International Calls on the United States to Investigate Sri Lankan President Mahinda RajapksaDuring his Surprise Visit to the United States Contact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) The United States should investigate Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapksa, who arrives on a surprise visit to the United States today, for his alleged role in perpetrating torture and war crimes, Amnesty International said today. Rajapaksa reportedly left Sri Lanka early Wednesday morning with a delegation of 20 bound for the United States."The United States has an obligation under international law to investigate and prosecute…
March 27, 2011
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Sri Lanka: The ACF Case 4 Years On: Sri Lankan Families Still Waiting for Justice
AI Index: ASA 37/012/2010 19 August 2010Sri Lanka: The ACF Case 4 Years On: Sri Lankan Families Still Waiting for Justice On World Humanitarian Day (19August) Amnesty International recalls the many humanitarian workers who have fallen victim to human rights violations in Sri Lanka and the families of victims who have been frustrated in their pursuit of justice. Amnesty International calls on the UN to independently investigate violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Sri Lanka as an essential first step to accountability.In August 2006, 17 Sri Lankan aid workers with the international humanitarian agency Action Contre La Faim…
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls for an International Inquiry into War Crimes Committed during the Sri Lankan Civil War
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, October 14, 2010Amnesty International Calls for an International Inquiry into War Crimes Committed during the Sri Lankan Civil War--Declines invitation to appear before the Sri Lanka's Lesson Learnt and Reconciliation CommissionContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International has declined an invitation to appear before Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and calls again for an international inquiry into the evidence of war crimes and other abuses during the civil war. “Amnesty International would welcome the opportunity to appear before a credible commission of inquiry aimed at securing accountability and…
March 27, 2011
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UN must investigate Sri Lanka rights violations
A failure to act has left victims with no access to justice, truth or reparations while hundreds of thousands of Sri...
March 27, 2011
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Saudi Arabia must investigate abuse against Sri Lankan domestic worker
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI Index: MDE 23/010/2010 3 September 2010 Saudi Arabia must investigate abuse against Sri Lankan domestic worker Amnesty International has urged the Saudi Arabian authorities to investigate without delay allegations by a Sri Lankan woman that she was seriously abused and injured while employed recently as a domestic servant in Saudi Arabia and to bring the perpetrators to justice if the allegations are well founded. According to press reports in Sri Lanka and information received by Amnesty International, L P Ariyawathie, a 49-year-old mother of three children, was severely abused by her employers in Saudi Arabia…
March 27, 2011
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Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s New Parliament Must Drop Emergency Laws, Says Amnesty International
Sri Lanka's first post-war parliament must get rid of draconian emergency laws that have allowed for decades of widespread...
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka to Ensure Safety of the Detained Former Asylum Seekers
Amnesty International Media ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFriday, September 3, 2010Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka to Ensure Safety of the Detained Former Asylum SeekersContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) Amnesty International is today calling on the Sri Lankan government to ensure the safety of three men who have been tortured and jailed following their forced return from Australia in 2009. “This is an appalling situation that calls into question the actions of both the Sri Lankan and Australian governments,” said Madhu Malhotra, Amnesty International’s deputy director for Asia.Two of the men, Sumith Mendis and Lasantha Wijeratne, were transferred to a hospital…
March 27, 2011
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Sri Lanka urged to end witch hunt against the media and NGOs
The Sri Lankan government should end its harassment of journalists and activists and take steps against those making...
March 27, 2011
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Sri Lanka: The ACF Case 4 Years On: Sri Lankan Families Still Waiting for Justice
AI Index: ASA 37/012/2010 19 August 2010Sri Lanka: The ACF Case 4 Years On: Sri Lankan Families Still Waiting for Justice On World Humanitarian Day (19August) Amnesty International recalls the many humanitarian workers who have fallen victim to human rights violations in Sri Lanka and the families of victims who have been frustrated in their pursuit of justice. Amnesty International calls on the UN to independently investigate violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Sri Lanka as an essential first step to accountability.In August 2006, 17 Sri Lankan aid workers with the international humanitarian agency Action Contre La Faim…
March 27, 2011
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Sri Lanka: Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka to End Post-Election Clampdown on Dissent
Amnesty International today called on the Sri Lankan government to end its crackdown on journalists, political activists and...
March 27, 2011
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UN must investigate Sri Lanka rights violations
A failure to act has left victims with no access to justice, truth or reparations while hundreds of thousands of Sri...
March 27, 2011
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Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s New Parliament Must Drop Emergency Laws, Says Amnesty International
Sri Lanka's first post-war parliament must get rid of draconian emergency laws that have allowed for decades of widespread...
March 27, 2011