Sri Lanka: OHCHR Report Must Spur Government Action on Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Sri Lankan government must take accountability for sexual violence, activists say

The Sri Lankan government must take action and accountability for conflict-related sexual violence, Amnesty International said Tuesday following the release of a report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). In a statement, Amnesty International urged the government to “to end impunity and publicly commit to a timeline” for “truth, justice, and reparations” by following the recommendations in the report…

Sri Lanka: OHCHR report must spur government action on accountability for conflict-related sexual violence

Responding to a new report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on accountability for conflict-related sexual violence committed in the context of Sri Lanka’s internal armed conflict, Smriti Singh, Amnesty International’s South Asia Director, said: “This important report builds on findings by previous UN investigations and highlights conflict-related sexual violence occurring well after the end of the internal armed co…

UN Report Exposes Injustice Faced by Sri Lanka’s Wartime Sexual Violence Survivors

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has released a report highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Sri Lanka, more than 16 years after the end of the country’s civil war. Titled “We Lost Everything – Even Hope for Justice,” the report was published on January 13 and is based on over a decade of UN monitoring, previous investigations, and direct co…

New UN Report Highlights Failure to Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence - Groundviews

Photo courtesy of HRW A new report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Sri Lanka found that sexual violence targeting Tamils, both men and women, during and after the armed conflict “was not merely a collection of isolated incidents but part of a

UN Report Exposes Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Calls for Urgent Justice in Sri Lanka • Sri Lanka Brief

Image courtesy  of REDRESS and the Institute for International Criminal Investigations. A new report by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has laid bare the harrowing legacy of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Sri Lanka, revealing a pattern of abuse that is both widespread and deeply entrenched. The report, issued in 2026, draws on more than a decade of investigations and survivor consultations,…