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World Report 2012: Sri Lanka (Tamil Translation)

Events of 2011

Keynote

 
Time to Abandon the Autocrats and Embrace Rights

The International Response to the Arab Spring

Essays

 
From Paternalism to Dignity

Respecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

 
World Report 2012: A Landmark Victory for Domestic Workers

New Convention Establishes First Global Labor Standards for Millions of Women and Girls

 
World Report 2012: After the Fall

Hopes and Lessons 20 Years after the Collapse of the Soviet Union

The aftermath of Sri Lanka’s quarter century-long civil war, which ended in May 2009 with the defeat of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), continued to dominate events in 2011. In April United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a report by a panel of experts that concluded that both government forces and the LTTE conducted military operations “with flagrant disregard for the protection, rights, welfare and lives of civilians and failed to respect the norms of international law.” The panel recommended the establishment of an international investigative mechanism. Sri Lankan officials responded by vilifying the report and the panel members.