David L. Phillips, Director of ISHR’s Program on Peace-building and Rights, released a statement at a briefing organized by the Mission of Japan to the UN for Member States noting the Government of Sri Lanka’s failure to conduct a credible domestic investigation into violations of international humanitarian law and calling for independent investigation of alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka. Read the full statement.
Observation of the Progress of National Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Sri Lanka
by Prof. David Phillips, Columbia University, New York, March 8, 2013