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Event

UN Panel of Experts report, 25 April 2011

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Date

25 April 2011

Conclusion

Human Rights Watch reports that it concluded both government forces and the LTTE acted with flagrant disregard for civilians’ protection, rights, welfare and lives, and that Sri Lanka’s accountability efforts fell dramatically short of international standards

Government response

Strongly rejected it as illegal and as biased, baseless and unilateral, according to Human Rights Watch

Appears on

War accountability at the UN

Connections (7)

• UN Panel of Experts on Sri Lanka / Produced / UN Panel of Experts report, 25 April 2011
  • Reports that the panel’s report was published on 25 April 2011.25 Apr 2011 · Human Rights Watch · Sri Lanka: UN Chief Should Establish International Inquiry
• UN Panel of Experts report, 25 April 2011 / Reported, per Human Rights Watch, shelling of civilians and hospitals, summary executions and closed camps / Government of Sri LankaAllegation
  • Human Rights Watch summarises the findings against the government as: killing civilians through widespread, indiscriminate shelling; systematic shelling of hospitals; depriving people in the war zone of aid; summary executions of some people separated from displaced civilians; possible enforced disappearances; and holding displaced people in closed camps where some were interrogated and tortured. The government strongly rejected the report.25 Apr 2011 · Human Rights Watch · Sri Lanka: UN Chief Should Establish International Inquiry
• UN Panel of Experts report, 25 April 2011 / Reported, per Human Rights Watch, use of civilians as human shields and killing of those fleeing / Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)Allegation
  • Human Rights Watch summarises the findings against the LTTE as: using civilians as human shields and as a buffer, killing civilians trying to flee its control, forcibly recruiting children, using forced labour, and suicide attacks that killed civilians. The article carries no response from the group.25 Apr 2011 · Human Rights Watch · Sri Lanka: UN Chief Should Establish International Inquiry
• UN Panel of Experts report, 25 April 2011 / Concerned the final phases of / The Sri Lankan civil war, 1983 to 2009
  • Reports that the panel concluded most civilian casualties in the war’s final phases were caused by government shelling, and that both sides acted with flagrant disregard for civilians.25 Apr 2011 · Human Rights Watch · Sri Lanka: UN Chief Should Establish International Inquiry
• Mahinda Rajapaksa / Has denied that government forces caused civilian casualties / UN Panel of Experts report, 25 April 2011
  • Human Rights Watch reports that officials, including President Rajapaksa, have denied that government forces caused civilian casualties.25 Apr 2011 · Human Rights Watch · Sri Lanka: UN Chief Should Establish International Inquiry
• Gotabaya Rajapaksa / Has denied that government forces caused civilian casualties / UN Panel of Experts report, 25 April 2011
  • Human Rights Watch reports that officials, including Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, have denied that government forces caused civilian casualties.25 Apr 2011 · Human Rights Watch · Sri Lanka: UN Chief Should Establish International Inquiry
• Government of Sri Lanka / Strongly rejected it as illegal, biased, baseless and unilateral / UN Panel of Experts report, 25 April 2011
  • Human Rights Watch reports that the government strongly rejected the report, calling it illegal and biased, baseless and unilateral.25 Apr 2011 · Human Rights Watch · Sri Lanka: UN Chief Should Establish International Inquiry