International truth and accountability
Archives from our past work on international truth and accountability.
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Human rights cases still unresolved ten years after Sri Lankan civil war
‘This weekend marks 10 years since the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, in which Sri Lankan Government forces fought the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, known as the Tamil Tigers, for 26 years.’ ‘In the decade since the war, the United Nations has continued to call on the Sri Lankan government to investigate…
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Sri Lankan conflict mapping report highlights work to be done for transitional justice
A decade since the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, a landmark report has been released detailing thousands of examples of reported human rights violations in Sri Lanka between 1983 and 2009. It is the most comprehensive report on alleged violations in the Sri Lankan civil war to date. Tides of violence: mapping the…
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Using technology to support transitional justice in Sri Lanka
“Information Overload: How Technology Can Help Convert Raw Data into Rich Information for Transitional Justice Processes” written by PIAC staff members Daniela Gavshon and Erol Gorur, was recently published in of the International Journal of Transitional Justice. The article draws on their experience working on PIAC’s Sri Lankan Conflict Mapping and Archive Project (CMAP). When…
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Sri Lanka: new transitional justice mechanism bill on reparations passed
In October 2018, the Sri Lankan Parliament passed a bill establishing an Office for Reparations. This was one of the transitional justice mechanisms identified by the United Nations Human Rights Council in its landmark 2015 consensus resolution on Sri Lanka, in the wake of the nation’s decades-long civil war. The Office for Reparations will be…
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New report calls for urgent reform to standard of care in immigration detention
A new report highlighting a lack of basic medical care provided to asylum seekers in Australia’s onshore immigration detention centres, has called for urgent legislation and practical measures to ensure that asylum seekers receive the same health care as the general community. ‘In Poor Health: Health care in Australian immigration detention,’ reveals cases of asylum…
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Sri Lanka conflict mapping project enters phase two
We are about to commence the next phase of our Sri Lanka Conflict Mapping and Archive Project (CMAP). Phase one of CMAP included a detailed review of more than 60 different sources that had written or reported on alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Sri Lanka during the civil war (1983…
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AHRC releases Villawood and Yongah Hill inspection reports
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released its latest inspection reports of the immigration detention facilities at Villawood and Yongah Hill, a large facility outside of Perth. Key issues addressed in the reports concern treatment of immigration detainees, conditions of detention, physical and mental health and communication channels and complaints systems. The reports include several…
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Treatment of asylum seekers in detention an onshore problem too: Jane Leibowitz
Right now, more than 1,250 people – most of whom are seeking Australia’s protection from persecution – are being detained for long periods of time in prison-like conditions, despite having committed no crime. To make matters worse, the level of healthcare that is provided to this group of people is often substandard, with long waits…
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Transitional justice in Sri Lanka: meeting with Minister for National Co existence
Jonathon Hunyor and Daniela Gavshon met with the Hononourable Mano Ganesan, Minister for National Co existence, Dialogue and Official Languages at the Australian Human Rights Commission. The Sri Lankan delegation included, Mr. Ranjith Uyangoda, Secretary to the Ministry of National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages, Mr. Kalinga Chandana Arunadewa Silva, Chairman/National Institute of Language Education…