UN Urges Member States to Consider Sir Lanka Sanctions
The United Nations warned that Sri Lanka’s policies and practices are ripe for human rights violations and urged member states to sanction human rights abusers in the country. “States can consider targeted sanctions, such as asset freezes and travel bans,”…
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said in a Jan. 27 statement. The U.N. said Sri Lanka has created “parallel military task forces and commissions that encroach on civilian functions” and reversed “important institutional checks and balances.” Bachelet urged “the international community to listen to the determined, courageous, persistent calls of victims and their families for justice, and heed the early warning signs of more violations to come.”