Time To Act On Sri Lanka

Why has the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, forgotten the Sri Lankan survivors?

| by Bianca Jagger

( June 11, 2014, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict begins today, June 10-13, 2014, on the banks of the Thames here in London. The Summit is organized by Foreign Secretary William Hague and Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Angelina Jolie. According to the UK government, it will be the biggest meeting ever held on this subject and the conference will launch an International Protocol to help strengthen prosecutions. Delegations from over 140 countries are here to participate, along with legal experts, academics, religious leaders and many others. There are many survivors present.

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