Sri Lanka ‘ignoring rights abuse’
22/3/08
A team of international legal experts have stepped up criticism of Sri Lanka, saying that repeated calls to improve its human rights record have been ignored. The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) said on Tuesday Colombo lacks the political will to probe alleged human rights abuses during its war with Tamil separatists. Last month, the IIGEP, which was monitoring the government’s commission of inquiry, announced it was quitting in frustration. The IIGEP includes experts from the European Union, United Nations, Australia, Canada, India, France and the United States.
See: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/24065CD0-131F-4814-ACC1-33DBF3DC83D0.htm