SRI LANKA MUST STEP UP PROGRESS ON TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE – PABLO DE GREIFF ( TEXT AND RECOMMENDATIONS)

23/10/2017

 statement

GENEVA / COLOMBO (23 October 2017) – The Government of Sri Lanka has not made sufficient progress in fulfilling its commitments on transitional justice and related reform processes, a UN human rights expert has concluded after an official visit to the country.

Pablo de Greiff, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, said delays in the implementation of commitments undermined trust and raised questions about the Government’s determination to undertake a comprehensive transitional justice programme.

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