Sri Lanka

UN Security Council: Demand immediate access and accountability in Sri Lanka - 4 June 2009

Ahead of Friday’s UN Security Council briefing by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his visit to Sri Lanka, Amnesty International urged the Security Council to de

Sri Lanka: UN must publicize civilian casualty figures - 29 May 2009

The United Nations must immediately publicize its estimate of the number of civilians killed by the two sides in the final weeks of fighting in Sri Lanka, Amnesty Inte

Sri Lanka: Human Rights Council should demand immediate access and accountability - 22 May 2009

Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to hold a Special Session on Sri Lanka on Tuesday 26 May.

“For t

Sri Lanka: Urgent need for human rights protection - 18 May 2009

As the war between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) reaches its final hours and the humanitarian crisis unfolds, Amnesty International is calling

Sri Lanka: Government and LTTE must heed demands from UN Security Council - 14 May 2009

The Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) must immediately heed demands by the United Nations Security Council and similar calls made b

Sri Lanka: UN Security Council must act now to save civilians - 13 May 2009

Amnesty International has demanded that the Sri Lankan authorities allow immediate and unhindered access to the troubled areas – including the "Safe Zone&qu