The Sri Lanka Monitoring Accountability Panel, expressing concern at recent rejections by Sri Lanka’s president on the need for an international component to the accountability process, called on the UN Rights Chief to insist that Sri Lanka implements the UNHRC resolution.
Noting President Sirisena’s rejection of international involvement, the monitoring panel said,
“This statement goes against both the word and spirit of the resolution. As clearly outlined in successive reports by independent UN experts, the Sri Lankan justice system does not have the requisite independence, impartiality or expertise to administer fair and effective war crime prosecutions. The Sri Lanka government must not be allowed to back track on its commitments or use technical legal excuses to lock the full international judicial and prosecutorial participation.”
The Sri Lanka Monitoring Accountability Panel, consists of a panel of international legal experts including Richard J Rogers, Justice Akit Prakash Shah, Marie Guiraud, Peter Haynes QC and Heather Ryan.
See full letter and profiles here.
Noting President Sirisena’s rejection of international involvement, the monitoring panel said,
“This statement goes against both the word and spirit of the resolution. As clearly outlined in successive reports by independent UN experts, the Sri Lankan justice system does not have the requisite independence, impartiality or expertise to administer fair and effective war crime prosecutions. The Sri Lanka government must not be allowed to back track on its commitments or use technical legal excuses to lock the full international judicial and prosecutorial participation.”
The Sri Lanka Monitoring Accountability Panel, consists of a panel of international legal experts including Richard J Rogers, Justice Akit Prakash Shah, Marie Guiraud, Peter Haynes QC and Heather Ryan.
See full letter and profiles here.