Law & Society Trust’s review of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka in 2010

the Law & Society Trust’s periodic review of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka as published in the Asian NGOs Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) 2011 regional report on the effectiveness and performance of national human rights institutions, in advance of the 16th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) between 6-8 September 2011.

The Human Rights Commission Of Sri Lanka In 2010
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Overview of the Human Rights Context in Sri Lanka

The year 2010 was the first full year since Sri Lanka emerged from almost three decades of civil war, following the decisive military victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the preceding May. The island continued to be governed under an island-wide state of emergency, only partially modified in the course of the year, while the Prevention of Terrorism Act that falls far short of international human rights standards was neither re- pealed nor amended.

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Sri Lanks: Silent and Powerless

The Human Rights Commission Of Sri Lanka In 2010
by Law & Society Trust