{"id":1843,"date":"2018-06-21T13:59:59","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T08:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tgte-us.org\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2018-12-06T13:04:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T07:34:49","slug":"us-congress-considers-human-rights-sri-lanka-sri-lanka-monitoring-accountability-panel-submitted-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tgte-us.org\/?p=1843","title":{"rendered":"US Congress Considers Human Rights in Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka ….."},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Richard J Rogers – Sri Lanka Monitoring Accountability Pane<\/p>\r\n\r\n

US Congress Considers Human Rights in Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka Monitoring Accountability Panel Submitted a Statement<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n

WASHINTON, DC, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, June 20, 2018 \/EINPresswire.com\/ —<\/p>\r\n

Today, 20 June 2018, the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the US Committee on Foreign Affairs heard evidence on \u201cHuman Rights Concerns in Sri Lanka.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

The Sri Lanka Monitoring and Accountability Panel (MAP) submitted a written statement to the Subcommittee to provide information useful to its task. The MAP pointed out to the Subcommittee that:<\/p>\r\n

\u201cThe GSL has been proceeding in bad faith with respect to Resolution 30\/1. The latest MAP report, dated 7 March 2018, emphasized the GSL\u2019s lack of meaningful progress to date; highlighted the government\u2019s continued obstruction; suggested alternative avenues for redress and accountability; and set out the MAP\u2019s renewed and additional recommendations going forward. The report calls attention to the fact that, while the GSL and international actors have dithered over the implementation of transitional justice mechanisms, serious violations of international law, including torture, have continued in Sri Lanka with impunity.”<\/p>\r\n

The MAP made the following recommendations for the US Government:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
1.<\/td>\r\nThe US should urge the UNHRC to condemn in strident and detailed terms the failure of the GSL to fulfill: (i) its commitments under Resolution 30\/1 and (ii) its legal obligations to victims;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
2.<\/td>\r\nThe US (as well as the United Kingdom, India, and other concerned governments) should dispense with purely rhetorical pressure and exercise available diplomatic and economic pressure on the GSL to comply with its obligations under international law and the UNHRC Resolution;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
3.<\/td>\r\nThe US should fund investigations into international crimes committed by the GSL and support the use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute them;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
4.<\/td>\r\nThe US should lobby the UN Security Council to refer Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court;<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
5.<\/td>\r\nThe US should provide funding only for non-military uses in Sri Lanka including social justice projects, health related projects, medical and psychosocial support for victims of international crimes.\u201d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n
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The MAP provides independent monitoring, advice, and recommendations, focusing on the effectiveness of accountability measures from a victims\u2019 perspective. The views and recommendations of the Panel will enable victims and other stakeholders to participate more effectively in the process and thus enhance the legitimacy of the measures. For more information, please visit: http:\/\/war-victims-map.org\/<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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