{"id":71507,"date":"2021-01-08T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=71507"},"modified":"2021-01-09T00:31:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T05:31:56","slug":"ahimsa-daughter-of-slain-sri-lankan-journalist-lasantha-wickrematunge-files-complaint-against-the-government-of-sri-lanka-with-the-united-nations-human-rights-committee-on-12th-anniversary-of-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=71507","title":{"rendered":"Ahimsa ,Daughter of Slain Sri Lankan Journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge Files Complaint against the Government of Sri Lanka with the United Nations Human Rights Committee on 12th Anniversary of her Father’s Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Text of Press Release issued by the Center for Jutice and Accountability on January 8, 2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP\u2014acting on behalf of Ahimsa Wickrematunge, the daughter of acclaimed Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge\u2014filed a complaint today against the Government of Sri Lanka with the United Nations Human Rights Committee, seeking accountability for the Government\u2019s role in Mr. Wickrematunge\u2019s 2009 assassination.<\/p>\n

Twelve years ago today, Mr. Wickrematunge was brazenly killed by a group of military assassins on the streets of Sri Lanka\u2019s capital, as part of a systematic attack on the free press by government and pro-government groups. Over the past year, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa\u2019s government has overseen a concerted resurgence in the persecution of journalists.<\/p>\n

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The complaint alleges that the Government of Sri Lanka perpetrated grave violations of fundamental human rights, including the rights to life, freedom from torture, and freedom of expression, by orchestrating Mr. Wickrematunge\u2019s assassination and failing to adequately investigate it or prosecute those responsible for his death. It requests that the Human Rights Committee ensure that the Government of Sri Lanka conducts an independent, exhaustive, and effective investigation into the attack against Mr. Wickrematunge; prosecutes those responsible at all levels of the Government; apologizes to and compensates the Wickrematunge family for the violations they have suffered; and guarantees an end to these human rights violations.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is the anniversary of my father\u2019s assassination and I live every day with the pain of his loss,\u201d said Ms. Wickrematunge. \u201cThe Sri Lankan government killed my father for his independent reporting. Twelve years later, I see those responsible for his death in the highest positions of power within the Sri Lankan government, carrying out the same crimes they committed over a decade ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

CJA Senior Staff Attorney Nushin Sarkarati said: \u201cAmid ongoing impunity for the crimes it perpetrated against Lasantha twelve years ago, the Sri Lankan government is once again employing the same violent tactics to target critics and the free press. The UN must use this critical opportunity to condemn Sri Lanka\u2019s human rights violations and advance accountability efforts, to ensure impunity can no longer reign.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on Ahimsa\u2019s case, visit https:\/\/cja.org\/wickrematunge<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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(Text of Press Release issued by the Center for Jutice and Accountability on January 8, 2021) The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP\u2014acting on behalf of Ahimsa Wickrematunge, the daughter of acclaimed Sri Lankan journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge\u2014filed a complaint today against the Government of Sri Lanka with the United Nations …<\/p>\n

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