The United Nations has said that “shocking findings” of sexual violence and torture committed by the Sri Lankan military during and soon after its three-decade war against the Tamil Tiger terrorist group could amount to war crimes and called for the creation of a “hybrid special court” to handle cases.
“Our investigations have laid bare the horrific level of violations and abuses that occurred in Sri Lanka,” said the UN High Commissioner Zeid Al-Hussein in a long-awaited report.
“One shocking finding...was the extent to which sexual violence was committed against detainees, often extremely brutally, by the Sri Lankan security forces, with men as likely to be victims as women,” detailed the report.
The UN findings describe rape and sexual violence committed as a deliberate policy to inflict torture, particularly during interrogation sessions by security forces. According to minority Tamil survivors this was also rampant in many local detention sites. Full story...
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“Our investigations have laid bare the horrific level of violations and abuses that occurred in Sri Lanka,” said the UN High Commissioner Zeid Al-Hussein in a long-awaited report.
“One shocking finding...was the extent to which sexual violence was committed against detainees, often extremely brutally, by the Sri Lankan security forces, with men as likely to be victims as women,” detailed the report.
The UN findings describe rape and sexual violence committed as a deliberate policy to inflict torture, particularly during interrogation sessions by security forces. According to minority Tamil survivors this was also rampant in many local detention sites. Full story...
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