The 158-page
report, Authority without Accountability: The Crisis of Impunity in Sri Lanka,
documents how, and why, it has become nearly impossible for people who have
suffered serious violations of their human rights to receive justice in Sri
Lanka. Recent attacks on judicial officers and judges only highlight the
systematic erosion of accountability mechanisms.
The Crisis of
Impunity describes how decades of Emergency rule and legal immunities granted
to the President and other government officials weakened the checks and
balances in the Sri Lankan government, while political interference—particularly
in the conduct of the office of the Attorney-General—in practice led to a
failure of justice in a number of key cases.
It is the first
in a series of national studies in South Asia examining Authority without
Accountability in South Asia. It calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to
respect its international obligations to investigate human rights violations;
take appropriate measures in respect of perpetrators of such violations,
bringing those responsible to justice for violations constituting crimes
through prosecution and the imposition of penalties commensurate to the
offence; provide victims with effective remedies and reparations for their
injuries; ensure the inalienable right to know the truth; and take other
necessary steps to prevent recurrence of violations.
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of the report;
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