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GTF Publications

'Why the UNHRC must establish an independent, international war crimes inquiry in Sri Lanka'01 March 2014

A document prepared in the lead up to the March 2014 Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which lays out the reasons why an independent, international inquiry into war crimes needs to be initiated by the UNHRC.

2013 'Year in Review': Sri Lanka30 December 2013

A GTF review of the key concerns and human rights issues in Sri Lanka, during 2013.

Open Letter to HM The Queen - CHOGM03 October 2013

An open letter to HM The Queen expressing GTF's grave concerns regarding the current situation in Sri Lanka and to state the reasons why GTF believes the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo will be an embarrassment to Her Majesty’s beloved Commonwealth and to the values it holds most dear.

Open Letter to Commonwealth Heads of Government - CHOGM30 September 2013

An open letter to the Commonwealth Heads of Government asking them to boycott the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo.

2013 - 3rd anniversary Conference report01 March 2013

Report on GTF's 3rd anniversary Conference held in the UK Parliament in 2013

Important Resources

Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Jan 2021 - Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Promotion reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka

Report of the OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL)

In Resolution 25/1, adopted in March 2014, the Human Rights Council requested the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to “undertake a comprehensive investigation into alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes by both parties in Sri Lanka.

External Resources

Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Jan 2021 - Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Promotion reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka

Report of the OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL)

In Resolution 25/1, adopted in March 2014, the Human Rights Council requested the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to “undertake a comprehensive investigation into alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes by both parties in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Between Elections

A half year after Maithripala Sirisena’s stunning defeat of President Mahinda Rajapaksa raised hopes for democratic renaissance, the complexities of partisan politics, and Rajapaksa himself, have returned to centre stage.

A Still Unfinished War: Sri Lanka’s Survivors of Torture and Sexual Violence 2009-2015

This report is dedicated to the survivors who trusted us enough to tell us about their darkest days in the hope of saving others from the same fate. At their lowest point, they still exhibited huge courage and selflessness. Sadly they have to live with the knowledge that those who abused them go free – and likely will never be punished – and yet they still chose to speak out.

SRI LANKA 2014 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT-US STATE DEPARTMENT

Sri Lanka is a constitutional, multi-party republic. Votes re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa to a second six-year term in 2010. Parliament, elected in 2010, shares constitutional power with the president.