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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Ban Ki Moon urges Sri Lanka to ensure accountability for sexual violence crimes through the proposed TRC
”In
the context of dialogue on the establishment of a comprehensive truth
and reconciliation commission, I urge the Government of Sri Lanka to
ensure that such a transitional justice mechanism explicitly seek
accountability for sexual violence crimes and that national authorities
put in place the necessary services, remedies and reparations for
survivors.”
- Conflict related sexual violence - Report of the Secretary General
United Nations S/2014/181; Security Council / 13 March 2014
Sri Lanka:
78. In my previous report on sexual violen ce in conflict, I noted that
the action plan launched in August 2012 to respond to the
recommendations made by the Commission of Inquiry on Lessons Learnt and
Reconciliation included no action directly providing redress for those
affected by sexual violence during the conflict.
During 2013, the Government of Sri Lanka committed itself to
incorporating more of the Commission’s recommendations into the National
Plan of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. In
total, 145 of some 285 recommendations, some of which focused on the
security of women and children, were incorporated. In my previous report
I also noted the continued vulnerability of women and children in areas
formerly affected by conflict, partly due to the continued
militarization of those areas. These issues remained pertinent during
2013, as women and girls, especially in female-headed
households,continued to be vulnerable to sexual harassment and abuse,
including at the hands of military personnel (A/HRC/25/23). The
Government reports that the military has taken strict action in such
cases. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, however,
continued to voice concerns in 2013 with regard to accountability in Sri
Lanka , stating that the Government has taken limited and piecemeal
steps towards investigating serious allegations of violations of
international human rights and humanitarian law, and none of these have
had the independence or credibility required (see A/HRC/25/23, para.
36). Efforts to investigate such allegations fully and to bring justice
to victims of the civil conflict, including those reporting sexual
violence crimes, thus remain a priority
Recommendation
79. In the context of dialogue on the establishment of a comprehensive
truth and reconciliation commission, I urge the Government of Sri Lanka
to ensure that such a transitional justice mechanism explicitly seek
accountability for sexual violence crimes and that national authorities
put in place the necessary services, remedies and reparations for
survivors.-Relief web
”In
the context of dialogue on the establishment of a comprehensive truth
and reconciliation commission, I urge the Government of Sri Lanka to
ensure that such a transitional justice mechanism explicitly seek
accountability for sexual violence crimes and that national authorities
put in place the necessary services, remedies and reparations for
survivors.”
- Conflict related sexual violence - Report of the Secretary General
United Nations S/2014/181; Security Council / 13 March 2014
Sri Lanka:
78. In my previous report on sexual violen ce in conflict, I noted that
the action plan launched in August 2012 to respond to the
recommendations made by the Commission of Inquiry on Lessons Learnt and
Reconciliation included no action directly providing redress for those
affected by sexual violence during the conflict.
During 2013, the Government of Sri Lanka committed itself to
incorporating more of the Commission’s recommendations into the National
Plan of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. In
total, 145 of some 285 recommendations, some of which focused on the
security of women and children, were incorporated. In my previous report
I also noted the continued vulnerability of women and children in areas
formerly affected by conflict, partly due to the continued
militarization of those areas. These issues remained pertinent during
2013, as women and girls, especially in female-headed
households,continued to be vulnerable to sexual harassment and abuse,
including at the hands of military personnel (A/HRC/25/23). The
Government reports that the military has taken strict action in such
cases. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, however,
continued to voice concerns in 2013 with regard to accountability in Sri
Lanka , stating that the Government has taken limited and piecemeal
steps towards investigating serious allegations of violations of
international human rights and humanitarian law, and none of these have
had the independence or credibility required (see A/HRC/25/23, para.
36). Efforts to investigate such allegations fully and to bring justice
to victims of the civil conflict, including those reporting sexual
violence crimes, thus remain a priority
Recommendation
79. In the context of dialogue on the establishment of a comprehensive
truth and reconciliation commission, I urge the Government of Sri Lanka
to ensure that such a transitional justice mechanism explicitly seek
accountability for sexual violence crimes and that national authorities
put in place the necessary services, remedies and reparations for
survivors.-Relief web
