Sri Lanka Letters
UN Human Rights Council: Pursuing Accountability and Justice in Sri Lanka | Oral video statement
07/03/2022
Full pdf statement See the debate on Sri Lanka beginning 4 March 2022. See video of continued debate 7 March 2022 (LRWC statement at 01:03:29) Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR report on Sri Lanka (HRC res. 46/2) Date: 3 March … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka and Afghanistan: Oral Statement to the 48th Session of the UN Human Rights Council | UN Statement
15/09/2021
Full pdf statement (EN) Video of full debate: See the opening statements and reports of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights during Item 2 of the 48th session. Second meeting with report on Afghanistan. See the general debate: 3rd meeting, 4th meeting, and 5th meeting (LRWC's statement is at … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Prevailing Impunity and Lack of Accountability for Human Rights Violations | Oral Statement to the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
25/02/2021
Full PDF (ENG) Direct link to LRWC statement See full debate on Sri Lanka: 24 February and 25 February 2021. Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item: Item 2: Sri Lanka – Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Date: 25 February 2021 Speaker: Harini … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Dr. Kumaravadivel Guruparan and the Decision to Bar Academics from Practicing Law | Letter
15/12/2019
Full PDF Kumaravadivel Guruparan, a human rights lawyer December 10, 2019 Prof. Mohan De Silva University Grants Commission - Sri Lanka 20 Ward Place Colombo 07 Sri Lanka Email: sponec@slt.lk Dear Prof. De Silva; Re: Dr. Kumaravadivel Guruparan and the decision to bar academics … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Statement to the 40th Session of the Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR Report on Sri Lanka
20/03/2019
Live video stream, Chapter 29, 01:09:34 Full .pdf statement Check against delivery Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 2: Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR Report on Sri Lanka Date: 20 March 2019 Speaker: Ms. Dharsha Jegatheeswaran Oral Statement to the 40th … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Hold Accountable Those Responsible for Atrocity Crimes during and after the Armed Conflict | Oral Statement to the 37th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
10/03/2018
Full PDF Version This statement was not delivered because of scheduling. Mr. President: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada thanks the High Commissioner for Human Rights for his work promoting, protecting and speaking out for human rights despite a global trend in the opposite direction. We take … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Statement to UN HRC Applauding Recommendation to Establish a Special Court to Prosecute Crimes against Humanity in Sri Lanka | Oral Statement
30/09/2015
Full PDF Version LRWC applauds the recommendation to establish a special court to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sri Lanka during the 26-year civil war and calls on the Human Rights Council to pass a resolution in the terms recommended. The presentation of … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Statement at the Human Rights Council 24th Session
26/09/2013
Full pdf version Date: September 26, 2013 Check Against Delivery Agenda Item 2 & 10 General Debate Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Thank you Mr. President, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada wishes to thank Madam High Commissioner Pillay for her oral report on her recent visit to Sri … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka Human Rights Defender Sunila Abeyasekara | Oral Statement to the Human Rights Council
09/09/2013
Full Statement pdf Date: 9 September 2013 Item 2: General Debate Speaker: Gary Anandasangaree Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, Your Excellencies You are all too familiar with the work of Sunila Abeyasekara. The name is synonymous with human rights in Sri Lanka – a mission that … [Read more...]
Sri Lanka: Oral Intervention at the UN Human Rights Council on Deteriorating Human Rights in Sri Lanka | Statement
13/03/2013
PDF version Re: Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner Lawyers Rights Watch Canada March 4, 2013 Speaker: Vani Selvarajah Thank you Mr. President, Madam High Commissioner, on behalf of Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada and the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination … [Read more...]
