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Human Rights Watch calls for an international justice mechanism in Sri Lanka after President pardons convicted soldier
Mar 28, Colombo: An International justice mechanism is needed in Sri Lanka to deliver justice for victims of the armed conflict and to deter future atrocities, the Human Rights Watch said after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa pardoned soldier convicted of massacring eight civilians this week.Issuing a statement Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday that Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s pardon of a soldier convicted of massacring eight civilians, including children, shows the administration’s disregard for justice for the worst abuses,.“The conviction of former Sgt. Sunil Ratnayake had been one of the very few cases of security force personnel being criminally punished for civil war-era atrocities, despite the huge number of credible and extremely serious allegations,” the HRW said.
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