IMADR submitted a written statement on “Truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence in Sri Lanka” at the 45th session of the Human Rights Council. Whole text can be read below or downloaded here.  ——— Truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence in Sri Lanka Introduction In 2009, the 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended. The war was characterised with arbitrary arrests, the killing of civilians, enforced disappearances, torture and abductions.[1] Women, especially Tamil women, suffered sexual and gender-based violence by the security forces including rape, sexual slavery and home invasions as highlighted by the … Continue reading Truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence in Sri Lanka (HRC45, 2020, WS)