The Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice (SLC) welcomes the UK Government’s announcement of targeted sanctions against senior Sri Lankan military officials involved in serious human rights violations during the final stages of the
Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice is calling on the UK government to impose targeted sanctions on key perpetrators of human rights violations in Sri Lanka. Decades after the end of the
As 2021 comes to an end, we have been looking back over some of the key developments in human rights, justice, and accountability in Sri Lanka over the last year. This has been
Today, on International Human Rights Day, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), announced that Furqan Bangalzai, a former commander of a Pakistani terrorist organisation, would be designated for sanctions under the Global Human
On Thursday 18 March, the UK parliament held a debate in the House of Commons discussing “UK commitments to reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka.” Twenty two MPs took part in
The launch of the UK’s human rights sanctions regime is an opportunity for the UK government to take action against impunity in Sri Lanka. The UK should join the US in designating Lieutenant
To the Editor of The Times From Mr. Julian Filochowski, John Battle, MP, Edward Mortimer, Professor Andrew Rigby, Clare Short, MP Sir, Since your report on September 15 (“EU sanctions on Sri Lanka
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