The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers are set to visit Sri Lanka in April reports Colombo Gazette.
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment Juan Mendez is set to visit Sri Lanka from 29 Apr 2016 to 7 May 2016.
Mr Mendez was formerly the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Special Adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Monica Pinto, is a professor of international law and human rights law at the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires and also a visiting professor at Colombia Law School and has taught at the Hague Academy of International Law.
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Strong international involvement needed to address ongoing torture in Sri Lanka says Freedom From Torture (13 Aug 2015)
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Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment Juan Mendez is set to visit Sri Lanka from 29 Apr 2016 to 7 May 2016.
Mr Mendez was formerly the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Special Adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Monica Pinto, is a professor of international law and human rights law at the Law School of the University of Buenos Aires and also a visiting professor at Colombia Law School and has taught at the Hague Academy of International Law.
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture likely to visit Sri Lanka (26 Feb 2016)
Sri Lanka continues 'multifaceted assault of terror' on Tamils under new government (28 Jul 2015)
Strong international involvement needed to address ongoing torture in Sri Lanka says Freedom From Torture (13 Aug 2015)
UN confirms existence of secret torture camps in Sri Lanka, calls on gov to reveal other possible locations (18 Nov 2015)