A British Foreign & Commonwealth Office Corporate Report on human rights in Sri Lanka over the past year said despite improvement, “concerns remained” on the island.
“Despite a significant reduction in surveillance and harassment by the security forces, we continued to receive some reports of this happening in the North and East,” said the United Kingdom. “The WGEID raised concerns on its visit to Sri Lanka, and called on the government to put an end to these activities.”
The British report also quoted an earlier UN OHCHR report, which observed that “torture and sexual violence remain a critical concern, both in relation to the conflict and in the regular criminal justice system”.
Highlighting reports from Human Rights Watch, the International Truth & Justice Project and Freedom From Torture, the UK said it “has urged the government to investigate these and all other allegations of human rights abuses”.
See the full report on Sri Lanka here.
Also see our earlier post: UK FCO says Sri Lanka's human rights changes 'less apparent in North and East' (21 Apr 2016)
“Despite a significant reduction in surveillance and harassment by the security forces, we continued to receive some reports of this happening in the North and East,” said the United Kingdom. “The WGEID raised concerns on its visit to Sri Lanka, and called on the government to put an end to these activities.”
The British report also quoted an earlier UN OHCHR report, which observed that “torture and sexual violence remain a critical concern, both in relation to the conflict and in the regular criminal justice system”.
Highlighting reports from Human Rights Watch, the International Truth & Justice Project and Freedom From Torture, the UK said it “has urged the government to investigate these and all other allegations of human rights abuses”.
See the full report on Sri Lanka here.
Also see our earlier post: UK FCO says Sri Lanka's human rights changes 'less apparent in North and East' (21 Apr 2016)