Sri Lanka Groups Decry Human Rights Abuses

March 6th, 2008

The government of Sri Lanka unilaterally withdrew from the Ceasefire Agreement with the LTTE (Tamil Tigers) on January 8, 2008. The cease fire had been violated on both sides, but at least provided a platform for negotiation. At the moment, the government appears to be seeking a military end to the 20+ year civil war. The consequences are tragic for civilians on both sides. The humanitarian situation in the Tamil areas of the north is particularly grim. Sri Lankan Oblates have been reporting on the violence and the need for alternative solutions, including the importance of a UN human rights monitoring presence.

Download PDF of the NGO submission to the UNHRC for the Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka

For a good overview of the situation, please see SRI LANKA: A Country in Search of its Identity, (PDF) by Oswald Firth, OMI, Assistant General, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

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