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Amnesty International  Report 2012


The 2012 Annual Report on
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Sri Lanka: Impunity persists for crimes under international law as ...
12 February 2013

Document       ASA 37/004/2013

Sri Lanka: Further information: Two students released from ...
29 January 2013

On 22 January, students Sanmugam Solaman and V. Bhavananadan were released from detention in a “Rehabilitation” centre in Welikanda by the Terrorist Investigation ...

Urgent Action       ASA 37/002/2013

Sri Lanka: Further information: Crackdown on students spreads ...
11 December 2012

One student is believed to have been released on bail, but many more have been arrested. Several are held incommunicado, putting them at much greater risk of torture ...

Urgent Action       ASA 37/015/2012

Sri Lanka: Students at risk of torture following march
4 December 2012

Four students were arrested on 1 December in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) of the police. They are being held in Vavuniya ...

Urgent Action       ASA 37/014/2012

Amnesty International | Sri Lanka: How UN failed during Sri ...
14 November 2012

The UN failed to protect civilians during Sri Lanka's armed conflict according its own report, released today, prompting Amnesty International to renew its call ...

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Sri Lanka's empty promises and denial of rights crisis exposed at ...
1 November 2012

The UN's Universal Periodic Review on Sri Lanka has highlighted Colombo's continued denial of the human rights crisis in the country.

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Sri Lanka: Continuing impunity, arbitrary detentions, torture and ...
30 October 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI index: ASA 37/011/2012. 30 October 2012 Sri Lanka: Continuing impunity, arbitrary ...

PressItem       ASA 37/011/2012

Suggested recommendations to States considered in the 14th round ...
1 September 2012

In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of different states about ratification of international human rights standards, ...

Document       IOR 41/019/2012

Sri Lanka: No real will to account: Shortcomings in Sri Lanka's ...
30 August 2012

Sri Lanka's failure to account for serious violations of human rights has created a climate of impunity where arbitrary detentions, torture and other ill-treatment ...

Document       ASA 37/010/2012

Sri Lanka: No real will to account: Shortcomings in Sri Lanka's ...
30 August 2012

The PDF links to the Sinhala translation.

Document       ASA 37/010/2012