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Sri Lanka: The Path Forward for Accountability, Peace and Reconciliation

Date:
Location:
385 Russell Senate Office Building

Announcement

Co-hosted by the Senate Human Rights Caucus

Sri Lanka continues to recover from a decades-long civil war in which well documented human rights violations, and perhaps war crimes occurred. Six years have passed since the end of the war, and Sri Lanka has yet to establish a credible accountability mechanism to review atrocities committed and work toward true reconciliation. The international community now has a critical role to play in supporting Sri Lanka’s efforts toward accountability, and the findings of an upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) report on Sri Lanka will propose a path forward for justice. This briefing will explore the possible findings of the UNHRC report, and what the United States can do to support accountability efforts in Sri Lanka.

Hosted by:

Mark Kirk
U.S. Senator
Co-Chair, SHRC
 
Chris Coons
U.S. Senator
Co-Chair, SHRC
 
Joseph R. Pitts
Member of Congress
Co-Chair, TLHRC
James P. McGovern
Member of Congress
Co-Chair, TLHRC
Witnesses

Panelists

  • Susan Hayward, Director, Religion and Inclusive Societies, USIP
  • Callum Macrae, Director of “No Fire Zone: Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields"
  • Damian Murphy, Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Moderator

  • Scott Gilmore, Center for Justice and Accountability

Bios

Contact The Commission

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
4150 O'Neill House Office Building
200 C Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20515
United States of America

Phone: +1 (202) 225-3599
Fax: +1 (202) 226-6584
TLHRC@mail.house.gov

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