Foreign Office welcomes UN Panel of Experts report on Sri Lanka

Foreign Office welcomes UN Panel of Experts report on Sri Lanka

27 April 2011

The Foreign Office welcomed the UN Panel of Experts report on the alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the military conflict in Sri Lanka.

 

The UK has consistently called for an independent and credible investigation to address these allegations which is why we fully supported the decision of the Secretary-General to establish the Panel of Experts.
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Sri Lanka calls UN report on war crimes allegations 'unacceptable'

By the CNN Wire Staff

April 26, 2011 10:22 a.m. EDTUnited Nations (CNN) --

United Nations (CNN) -- The Sri Lanka an government cried foul Tuesday after a U.N. panel said it has found credible allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by both sides during the final stages of the country's civil war.

A government spokesman called the panel's report "unacceptable," while Sri Lanka's External Affairs Ministry said the report is "fundamentally flawed" and based on "patently biased material."
The Tamil National Alliance, the main Tamil opposition party in parliament, once dubbed as a "proxy" to Tamil Tiger rebels during the conflict, said it concurs with the findings.
In the U.N. report released Monday, the three-member panel recommends the government of Sri Lanka immediately conduct an investigation into the alleged violations of international law and take other measures to "advance accountability."    Full Story>>>