Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Getting Real about Rights and Justice in Sri Lanka


The Huffington Post:
 
Sri Lanka's brutal civil war ended in May 2009, but there are still many concerns regarding accountability for alleged wartime atrocities and persistent tension between the country's various ethnic groups. Increased authoritarianism from recently ousted President Mahinda Rajapaksa and institutionalized impunity have meant that the country's wounds of war remain unhealed and that a return to violence in the medium- to long-term is not out of the question.