“The UN Panel of Experts suggested that only an international accountability mechanism could investigate the serious allegations properly. Such a mechanism is crucial to avoid a horrifically negative precedent for lawless behaviour worldwide, and to act as a neutral and independent body to bring out the truth that must be at the heart of genuine reconciliation.
“The UN and its member states need to act now to ensure that what happened in Sri Lanka is not overlooked and forgotten.
“At Amnesty International we hope that ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ awakens the public’s outrage and puts pressure on governments to support a genuine reconciliation in Sri Lanka.
“Justice can only be served and healing delivered if the international community launches an international, independent investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sri Lanka. This historic opportunity must be seized, or the price for us all will be intolerably high.”
- Sam Zarifi, Asia Programme Director for Amnesty International. See his comment in The Independent here.
