There will be no real justice in Sri Lanka while there is no accountability or acknowledgement of the abuses committed against Tamils, Australian senator Lee Rhiannon has said.
In a press release following the publication of ITJP’s ‘Joseph Camp’ report, the Greens senator for New South Wales said “This is another extremely disturbing report from the International Truth and Justice Project containing accounts of the most horrific abuse and torture imaginable.
“Recently another ITJP report also drew our attention to the ongoing and systemic nature of abuse perpetuated by Sri Lanka’s security forces.
“A most worrying development is that at least one alleged perpetrator of torture has been appointed to the National Authority for Victim and Witness Protection in Sri Lanka.
“When there is no accountability for or even acknowledgement of many abuses committed against the Tamil community, and while perpetrators of that abuse continue to operate with impunity, there will be no real justice,” Senator Rhiannon said.
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