The International Crisis Group said the release of the OISL report was a “dramatic advance” and urged members of the UN Human Rights Council to “mandate significant international participation in all stages of the domestic accountability processes”.
The group further said members of the Council should mandate formal review of the implementation and effectiveness of all truth, reconciliation and accountability mechanisms over the next two years.
The resolution to be passed, should also endorse “a Sri Lankan government commitment to make the legal reforms needed to effectively prosecute international crimes, including by incorporating war crimes, crimes against humanity and command responsibility into domestic law”.
The organisation said the adoption of the OISL reports recommendations by the Council and their acceptance by the government “can be a path-breaking moment in Sri Lanka’s democratic recovery and its emergence as a more stable and inclusive state.”
See the full statement here.
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