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SRI LANKA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
March 2008
Accessed Date:
22 February 2013
Title:
Sri Lanka. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Date of Document:
10 May 2022
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Administrative Map — District: Jaffna
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
1 March 2009
Accessed Date:
22 February 2013
Title:
Sri Lanka. BTI 2022 Country Report.
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka Development Update: Economic and Poverty Impact of COVID-19
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Postal Zones in Colombo — Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
27 November 2006
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
Présentation de Sri Lanka
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
18 February 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on detention conditions, access to justice and socio-economic conditions in major cities (2019–May 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 May 2021
Accessed Date:
26 May 2021
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Sri Lanka
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
23 December 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka. The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia.
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
11 October 2017
Accessed Date:
8 March 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Sri Lanka: Medical treatment and healthcare. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2020
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka: Country Report
Source:
Asylum Research Centre
Date of Document:
July 2020
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2018.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
Sri Lanka. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka. Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 March 2022
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom in the World 2022.
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka. World Report 2022: Events of 2021.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2022
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
The State of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Sri Lanka: A Joint Civil Society Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Source:
Law and Society Trust et al.
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism: Visit to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
14 December 2018
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism on his visit to Sri Lanka: Comments by the State
Date of Document:
1 February 2019
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Sri Lanka
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/28/LKA/1
Date of Document:
24 August 2017
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Compilation on Sri Lanka
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/28/LKA/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
28 August 2017
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Summary of stakeholders' submissions on Sri Lanka
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/28/LKA/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
8 August 2017
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Flickering Hope: Truth, Justice, Reparations and Guarantees of Non-recurrence in Sri Lanka
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
24 January 2019
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
Justice Denied: A Reality Check on Resettlement, Demilitarization, and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Source:
The Oakland Institute
Author:
Elizabeth Fraser et al.
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
25 February 2022
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka: Minority Rights within Shrinking Civic Space. South Asia State of Minorities Report 2020: Minorities and Shrinking Civic Space.
Source:
The South Asia Collective
Date of Document:
November 2020
Author:
Ambika Satkunanathan
Editor:
Deepak Thapa et al.
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka: And the crackdown begins
Source:
International Truth and Justice Project; Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
January 2020
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association on his visit to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
5 May 2020
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Amid Pandemic, Sri Lanka Pardons Soldier Convicted of Massacre
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
30 April 2020
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : participation aux cérémonies de commémoration
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
10 April 2020
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka: Increasing Suppression of Dissent — Parliamentary Elections Heighten Fears of Renewed Crackdown
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
8 August 2020
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : accès aux traitements de réhabilitation pour les victimes de la torture
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
1 September 2020
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
The UN Human Rights Council must step up efforts to advance accountability for serious violations in Sri Lanka
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
14 January 2021
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka : traitement psychiatrique et psychothérapie dans le Nord
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
3 September 2020
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Open Wounds and Mounting Dangers: Blocking Accountability for Grave Abuses in Sri Lanka
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
1 February 2021
Editor:
Meenakshi Ganguly et al.
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Old ghosts in new garb: Sri Lanka's return to fear
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
17 February 2021
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Source:
Global Human Rights Defence
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
From bad to worse: Rights under attack during Sri lanka's economic crisis
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
6 May 2022
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Identity documents, including biometric passports, National Identity Cards (NICs), birth certificates, and driver's licences; requirements and procedures to obtain such documents; appearance and security features (2016-July 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 August 2020
Accessed Date:
28 August 2020
Title:
National Identity Card FAQ
Source:
Sri Lanka. Department for Registration of Persons.
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, No. 16 of 2003
Accessed Date:
8 March 2016
Title:
Sri Lanka. Issuance of a New Passport
Source:
Sri Lanka. Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Toronto.
Date of Document:
1 January 2018
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Source:
Sri Lanka. Department of Immigration and Emigration. Sri Lankan Identity Overseas.
Date of Document:
2 June 2020
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Title:
Hill Country Tamils of Sri Lanka: Towards Meaningful Citizenship
Source:
Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion; Verité Research
Date of Document:
August 2019
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Sri Lanka
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Luwie Ganeshathasan; Asanga Welikala
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Activity of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, including arrests, whether LTTE members have been responsible for extortion, disappearances or bombings since the government defeated the LTTE, and whether the LTTE has the capacity...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 March 2016
Accessed Date:
23 March 2016
Title:
Mapping Sri Lanka's Political Parties: Actors and Evolutions
Source:
Verité Research; Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Date of Document:
November 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
Political situation and Rajapaksa regime, including trends in political culture; situation of political opponents, including the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), the People's Liberation Front (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, JVP), the Samagi ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 April 2022
Accessed Date:
18 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka, Presidential Election, 16 November 2019: Final Report
Source:
European Union Election Observation Mission
Date of Document:
January 2020
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Sri Lanka: Parliament.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Names of Recognized Political Parties, Approved symbols, and the list of and Names, Address and Telephone Number of the Secretary of each Party
Source:
Election Commission of Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
31 December 2020
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka's prime minister resigns amid protests over economic crisis
Date of Document:
10 May 2022
Author:
Iqbal Athas et al.
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Political situation, including political parties and alliances (2017-August 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 August 2020
Accessed Date:
28 August 2020
Title:
General Election 2020. Results
Source:
Parliament of Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
10 August 2020
Accessed Date:
26 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : Les actions maritimes armées des Tigres de la mer (Sea Tigers)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
2 February 2018
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Sri Lanka: Tamil Separatism. Version 7.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Presidential Election 2019: All Island Result
Source:
Election Commission of Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
17 November 2019
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka's Recent Political Challenges and Prospects for the Future
Source:
Centre for Policy Alternatives
Date of Document:
March 2020
Author:
Bhavani Fonseka; Uvin Dissanayake
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Political Upheaval in Sri Lanka
Source:
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Date of Document:
September 2020
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
A Dangerous Sea Change in Sri Lanka. Watch List 2020.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
29 January 2020
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : Situation des membres du LTTE et impact de l'élection présidentielle du 16 novembre 2019
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
19 December 2019
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : Les syndicats étudiants
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
18 September 2018
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : Les nouvelles configurations politiques : victoire électorale du SLPP et soutien de l'EPDP à la TNA
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
2 May 2018
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : situation politique actuelle, surveillance de la diaspora, collecte de fonds à l'étranger pour les victimes de la guerre
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
10 April 2020
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka: Under Rajapaksas' Watch, Rule of Law Suffers the Onslaught of Politics
Source:
International Crisis Group; The Wire
Date of Document:
13 November 2020
Author:
Alan Keenan; K. Mudiyanse
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, No. 34 of 2005
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Title:
Sri Lanka. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
13 December 2019
Title:
Country Profile on Gender-Based Violence in Sri Lanka
Source:
World Health Organization
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Situation and treatment of Tamils, including single Tamil women; ability to relocate to Colombo, including access to housing, education, employment, and health care; the method and ability of the government or paramilitaries to track Tamils, ..
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 May 2022
Accessed Date:
18 May 2022
Title:
Factsheet – UPR 2017 – Sri Lanka. 3rd Cycle Universal Periodic Review: Women's Rights.
Source:
Civil Society Collective in Sri Lanka
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Sri Lanka's Conflict-Affected Women: Dealing with the Legacy of War
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
28 July 2017
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the eighth periodic report of Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
9 March 2017
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Unsilenced: Male Survivors Speak of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Sri Lanka
Source:
International Truth and Justice Project
Date of Document:
September 2018
Author:
Dr. Heleen Touquet
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
Supplement to the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Sri Lanka.
Source:
REDRESS; Institute for International Criminal Investigations
Date of Document:
March 2018
Author:
Dr. Isabelle Lassé; Sarah Fulton
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
NGO Parallel Report: Progress Across the 12 Critical Areas of Concern. Country Report — Sri Lanka.
Source:
Women and Media Collective
Date of Document:
July 2019
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Smashing spatial patriarchy: Shifting social norms driving sexual and gender-based violence on public transport in Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
23 July 2019
Author:
Anam Parvez Butt; Sharanya Sekaram
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : Violences et discriminations envers les femmes
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
28 August 2018
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : La législation du divorce
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
24 January 2018
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Women's Wellbeing Survey – 2019
Source:
Sri Lanka. Department of Census and Statistics.
Date of Document:
October 2020
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Towards understanding female genital cutting in Sri Lanka
Source:
The Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
December 2019
Author:
Zainab Ibrahim; Ermiza Tegal
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka. Our Identities Under Arrest: A global overview on the enforcement of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults and diverse gender expressions.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
15 December 2021
Author:
Thiyagaraja Waradas; Pasan Jayasinghe
Editor:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Sri Lanka: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Discrimination against the LGBTQ + Community in Sri Lanka
Source:
Global Human Rights Defence
Date of Document:
November 2021
Author:
Judit Kolbe; Malene Solheim
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka : La situation des minorités sexuelles et de genre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
14 February 2018
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
Guide on issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex Sri Lankans
Source:
Women and Media Collective; Norwegian Embassy, Colombo
Date of Document:
20 September 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka: Forced Anal Exams in Homosexuality Prosecutions
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 October 2020
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Sri Lanka: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 July 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka. Country Reports on Terrorism 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
16 December 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on its mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
8 July 2016
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Sri Lanka.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
25 October 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Anti-Corruption Agency Strengthening Initiative: Assessment of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, Sri Lanka, 2016.
Source:
Transparency International Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
October 2017
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Title:
Global corruption barometer 2019: Sri Lanka
Source:
Transparency International Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
December 2019
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : Relations entre le grand banditisme et les politiciens
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 August 2018
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
II. Sri Lanka: Follow-up to the recommendations made by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances in the report of its visit to Sri Lanka from 9 to 18 November 2015 (A/HRC/33/51/Add.2)
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 September 2019
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Situation analysis of trafficking in persons in Sri Lanka: A civil society perspective
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
18 March 2021
Author:
Menaka Lecamwasam
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka : Le recrutement des mineurs par les Tigres libérateurs de l'Eelam tamoul (LTTE)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
15 July 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka : Les Tigres libérateurs de l'Eelam tamoul (LTTE) dans la province de l'Est
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
21 December 2020
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka Corruption Report
Source:
GAN Integrity. Risk and Compliance Portal.
Date of Document:
August 2020
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers on her mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
23 March 2017
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on his mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
22 December 2016
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Information on the ability of notaries public, lawyers or commissioners of oaths to notarize a document in which the deponent is stating that they aided an individual, who was wanted by the authorities, in fleeing the country; whether the notary...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 July 2017
Accessed Date:
22 March 2018
Title:
Delayed or Denied? Sri Lanka's Failing Transitional Justice Process
Source:
People for Equality and Relief in Lanka
Date of Document:
May 2018
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Title:
Locked Up without Evidence: Abuses under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
29 January 2018
Editor:
Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
22 March 2018
Title:
Prison Study by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
Source:
Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
November 2020
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Update: Legal Research and Legal System in Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
February 2021
Author:
Ayomi Aluwihare; Shakthi Ratnakumaran
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka : Lieux de détention
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
6 May 2020
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Understanding Rule of Law, Human Security and Prevention of Terrorism in Sri Lanka
Source:
Law and Society Trust
Date of Document:
February 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Socio-economic and psychological impact on families of PTA detainees following the Easter Sunday Attacks
Source:
Law and Society Trust
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
“In a Legal Black Hole” Sri Lanka's Failure to Reform the Prevention of Terrorism Act
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
7 February 2022
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Condemned but not Deterred: Torture in Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
September 2020
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence on his visit to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 June 2020
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Terrorism Investigation Division: Sri Lankan Police
Source:
International Truth and Justice Project
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka: Torture and sexual violence by security forces 2020-2021
Source:
International Truth and Justice Project
Date of Document:
September 2021
Author:
Yasmin Sooka; Frances Harrison
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
“Only justice can heal our wounds”: Listening to the Demands of Families of the Disappeared in Sri Lanka
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 May 2017
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Why Can't We Go Home? Military Occupation of Land in Sri Lanka.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
9 October 2018
Editor:
Meenakshi Ganguly et al.
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Title:
Police reports, including records of arrest or detention, extracts of complaints, and police clearance certificates; procedures for an individual to obtain a copy of a police report; prevalence of fraudulent police reports (2019–April 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 April 2021
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka: Police Abuses Surge Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 August 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on its visit to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
23 July 2018
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
27 January 2017
Accessed Date:
27 March 2017
Title:
Sinhaliztion of the North East: Kankesanthurai (KKS)
Source:
People for Equality and Relief in Lanka
Date of Document:
26 October 2020
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Too Little Change: Ongoing Torture in Security Operations in Sri Lanka
Source:
Freedom from Torture
Date of Document:
February 2019
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Title:
Sri Lanka : Le National Cadet Corps (NCC)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
17 September 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Overview of Sri Lankan media sources, including affiliation or association with government or opposition parties (2019–April 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 April 2021
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka. Media Sustainability Index 2020.
Author:
Rathindra Kuruwita
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka: Shoring up Solidarity, Stopping the Slide. Truth in a Time of Contagion: The Viral Frontline. South Asia Press Freedom Report 2020-21.
Source:
International Federation of Journalists
Date of Document:
May 2021
Accessed Date:
20 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom on the Net 2021.
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka. International Religious Freedom Report for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka: Bad science and the ban on Muslim burials. Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021: Lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Sri Lanka: Religious minorities. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Les organisations singhalaises bouddhistes nationalistes et leurs campagnes antimusulmanes
Source:
France. Office française pour la protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
13 November 2018
Accessed Date:
16 March 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka: Due Process Concerns in Arrests of Muslims
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
23 April 2020
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his visit to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
25 August 2020
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka : Les Eglises évangéliques
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
22 August 2018
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
After Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings: Reducing Risks of Future Violence. Asia Report N°302.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
27 September 2019
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka: Eliminating Intolerance and Discrimination based on Religion or Belief and the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 16 in Sri Lanka: Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 June 2020
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka: From burning houses to burning bodies: Anti-Muslim violence, discrimination and harassment in Sri Lanka
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
18 October 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka : Conséquences des attentats de Pâques 2019 sur la recomposition des forces et du pouvoir politiques
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
3 April 2020
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
An Introduction to Religious Pluralism in Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Fact-finding Report on the Anti-Muslim Violence in the Kandy District March 2018
Source:
Law and Society Trust
Editor:
Dilhara Pathirana
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Stories of roots and return: 30 years since the expulsion of the Northern Muslims
Source:
Law and Society Trust; People's Alliance for Right to Land
Author:
Amalini De Sayrah; Natasha Vanhoff
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
A Nation Divided: The state of freedom of religion or belief in Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
September 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
“One Country, One Law”: The Sri Lankan State's Hostility toward Muslims Grows Deeper.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
23 December 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka Face Covering Ban Latest Blow for Muslim Women
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 May 2021
Author:
Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
An introduction to religious pluralism in Sri Lanka
Source:
Internews Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Religious Freedom Conditions in Sri Lanka
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
October 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Situation of Christians, including Roman Catholic Christians and Protestant Christians, and treatment by authorities and society; state protection (2020–April 2022)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2022
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Treatment of Tamil citizens, including suspected members or supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE); treatment of non-Tamil supporters of the LTTE by the government (2017-August 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 August 2020
Accessed Date:
31 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka : Situation des membres de la minorité chrétienne
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
16 December 2019
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Treatment of Tamils by society and authorities; the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), including relationship with the Tamil population (2014-February 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 March 2017
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka: The gentrification of Slave Island – A way of life under threat for Colombo's Malay population. Minority and Indigenous Trends 2018: Focus on migration and displacement.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
September 2018
Author:
Abdul Halik Azeez
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues on her mission to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
31 January 2017
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined tenth to seventeenth periodic reports of Sri Lanka
Code:
CERD/C/LKA/CO/10-17
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
6 October 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Report of a Home Office fact-finding mission to Sri Lanka conducted between 28 September and 5 October 2019
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
20 January 2020
Accessed Date:
16 March 2020
Title:
Forgotten: Sri Lanka's exiled victims
Source:
International Truth and Justice Project
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Situation and treatment of Muslims by society and the authorities; state protection (2019–April 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2021
Accessed Date:
26 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka : La situation des minorités sous la présidence de Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
10 March 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Endless War: The Destroyed Land, Life, and Identity of the Tamil People in Sri Lanka
Source:
The Oakland Institute
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka: Bad science and the ban on Muslim burials. Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021: Focus on Covid-19.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
30 June 2021
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Entry and exit procedures at international airports, including security screening and documents required for citizens to enter and leave the country; treatment of returnees upon arrival at international airports, including failed asylum seekers ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 November 2017
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Registration requirements in Colombo for Tamil and Sinhalese citizens who migrate from Jaffna or other regions of the country (2017-July 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 August 2020
Accessed Date:
21 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lankan Refugee Returnees in 2015
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
27 March 2018
Title:
Sri Lanka: menaces pesant sur les personnes figurant sur la liste nationale des individus soupçonnés de terrorisme
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
21 February 2018
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Title:
Sri Lanka: dangers liés au renvoi des personnes d'origine tamoule : Renseignement de l'analyse-pays de l'OSAR
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
16 June 2015
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Title:
Treatment by authorities of returnees to Sri Lanka, including failed refugee claimants and family members of persons who have left Sri Lanka and claimed refugee status (2017–August 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 August 2020
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Situation and treatment of returnees, including failed asylum seekers (2020–March 2022)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 May 2022
Accessed Date:
17 May 2022
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 May 2021:
Title:
Sri Lanka. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Date of Document:
11 May 2021
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/sri-lanka/
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Sri Lanka
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
https://www.bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report-LKA.html
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Sri Lanka
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
4 November 2019
URL:
https://www.dfat.gov.au/sites/default/files/country-information-report-sri-lanka.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sri-lanka
Accessed Date:
30 March 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/POL1032022021ENGLISH.PDF
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom in the World 2021.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/sri-lanka/freedom-world/2021
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka. World Report 2021: Events of 2020.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/sri-lanka#
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SriLanka.html
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
About parliament. Sri Lanka: Parliament.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
URL:
https://data.ipu.org/node/162/basic-information?chamber_id=13531
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Names of Recognized Political Parties, Approved symbols, and the list of and Names, Address and Telephone Number of the Secretary of each Party
Source:
Election Commission of Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
25 October 2019
URL:
http://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/pdf/pol_party_list/partylist_E.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Sri Lanka: Tamil Separatism. Version 6.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2020
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/884618/Sri_Lanka_-_Tamil_Separatism_-CPIN-_v6.0.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Sri Lanka: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2020
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/923254/Sri_Lanka-_SOGIE_CPIN_-_v4.0__1_.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-trafficking-in-persons-report/sri-lanka/
Accessed Date:
31 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka. Country Reports on Terrorism 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2019/sri-lanka/
Accessed Date:
25 August 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka. Freedom on the Net 2020.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/sri-lanka/freedom-net/2020
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Sri Lanka: Minority religious groups. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2018
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/695898/Sri_Lanka_-_Religious_Minorities_-_CPIN_-_v1.0__March_2018__pdf.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 March 2019
Title:
Report of a Home Office Fact-Finding Mission. Sri Lanka: treatment of Tamils and people who have real or perceived association with the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE).
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2016
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/605479/Sri_Lanka_FFM_Report__11-23_July_2016_.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 March 2018
Title:
Sri Lanka. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
URL:
http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/cartes/Sri_Lanka/1306140
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Title:
Sri Lanka: COI Compilation
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
December 2016
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1105127/90_1484030949_accord-coi-compilation-sri-lanka-december-2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
9 February 2021
URL:
https://www.undocs.org/en/A/HRC/46/20
Accessed Date:
18 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka: Les changements politiques intervenus en 2015
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides
Date of Document:
23 March 2016
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/46_didr_sri_lanka_les_changements_politiques_intervenus_en_2015_ofpra_23032016.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Two Years in Government: A Review of the Pledges Made in 2015 Through the Lens of Constitutional Reform, Governance and Transitional Justice
Source:
Centre for Policy Alternatives
Date of Document:
February 2017
Author:
Bhavani Fonseka et al.
URL:
http://www.cpalanka.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2-February-2017-FINAL-REPORT-.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Sri Lanka: Stepping Back from a Constitutional Crisis. Asia Briefing N°152.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
31 October 2018
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/b152-sri-lanka-stepping-back-constitutional-crisis
Accessed Date:
7 March 2019
Title:
Political situation and Rajapaksa regime, including trends in political culture; situation and treatment of returnees, including failed asylum seekers (August 2019–April 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 April 2021
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458324
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Ability of single Tamil women to relocate and access housing and employment in Colombo; whether and how they can be traced by the government or paramilitaries (2014-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 April 2015
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=455824
Accessed Date:
16 March 2016
Title:
Sri Lanka. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramon Mendos
URL:
https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2019_light.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 March 2019
Title:
“All Five Fingers Are Not the Same”: Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Sri Lanka
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
August 2016
Author:
Yuvraj Joshi; Patricia Gruber
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/08/14/all-five-fingers-are-not-same/discrimination-grounds-gender-identity-and-sexual
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Disrupting the Binary Code: Experiences of LGBT Sri Lankans Online
Source:
Women and Media Collective
Date of Document:
December 2017
Author:
Paba Deshapriya et al.
URL:
https://womenandmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Disrupting-the-Binary-Code-_-for-web.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 March 2020
Title:
Sri Lanka. 2020 Crime & Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
28 April 2020
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/02c5e26f-e7eb-44a8-b536-188dea9af39f
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Tainted Peace: Torture in Sri Lanka since May 2009
Source:
Freedom from Torture
Date of Document:
August 2015
URL:
https://www.freedomfromtorture.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/Trainted%20peace%20-%20torture%20in%20Sri%20Lanka%20since%20May%202009%20English%20Full.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 March 2016
Title:
Unstopped: 2016/17 Torture in Sri Lanka
Source:
International Truth and Justice Project Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
July 2017
URL:
http://www.itjpsl.com/assets/ITJP_unstopped_report_final.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 March 2018
Title:
Under the Military's Shadow: Local Communities and Militarization of the Jaffna Peninsula
Source:
Society for Threatened Peoples
Date of Document:
October 2016
URL:
https://www.gfbv.ch/wp-content/uploads/bericht_jaffnafinal_low.pdf
Accessed Date:
29 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka: Democracy under Threat. States of Control: Covid, Cuts and Impunity. South Asia Press Freedom Report 2019-2020.
Source:
International Federation of Journalists
URL:
https://www.ifj.org/fileadmin/user_upload/States_of_Control_-_South_Asia_Press_Freedom_Report_2019-20_Spreads.pdf
Accessed Date:
13 August 2020
Title:
Confronting intolerance: Continued violations against religious minorities in Sri Lanka
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
8 December 2016
Author:
Roshini Wickremesinhe
URL:
https://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MRG_Rep_SriLan_Dec16.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Sri Lanka: Covid-19 Forced Cremation of Muslims Discriminatory
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 January 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/18/sri-lanka-covid-19-forced-cremation-muslims-discriminatory#
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
Title:
Sri Lanka Development Update: Economic and Poverty Impact of COVID-19
Date of Document:
June 2021
URL:
https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/15b8de0edd4f39cc7a82b7aff8430576-0310062021/original/SriLanka-DevUpd-Apr9.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Présentation de Sri Lanka
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
18 February 2021
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/sri-lanka/presentation-du-sri-lanka/
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
25 February 2022
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/A_HRC_49_9_AdvanceUneditedVersion.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Source:
Global Human Rights Defence
URL:
https://ghrd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SRI-LANKA-EXTENSIVE-REPORT-2021-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
From bad to worse: Rights under attack during Sri lanka's economic crisis
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
6 May 2022
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ASA3755642022ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Sri Lanka
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Luwie Ganeshathasan; Asanga Welikala
URL:
https://cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/46448/RSCAS_GLOBALCIT_CR_2017_10.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Political situation and Rajapaksa regime, including trends in political culture; situation of political opponents, including the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), the People's Liberation Front (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, JVP), the Samagi ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 April 2022
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458600
Accessed Date:
18 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka's prime minister resigns amid protests over economic crisis
Date of Document:
10 May 2022
Author:
Iqbal Athas et al.
URL:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/09/asia/sri-lanka-mahinda-rajapaksa-resigns-intl/index.html
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Situation and treatment of Tamils, including single Tamil women; ability to relocate to Colombo, including access to housing, education, employment, and health care; the method and ability of the government or paramilitaries to track Tamils, ..
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 May 2022
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458598
Accessed Date:
18 May 2022
Title:
Towards understanding female genital cutting in Sri Lanka
Source:
The Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
December 2019
Author:
Zainab Ibrahim; Ermiza Tegal
URL:
http://www.fpasrilanka.org/sites/default/files/towards_understanding_female_genital_cutting_in_sri_lanka.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka. Our Identities Under Arrest: A global overview on the enforcement of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults and diverse gender expressions.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
15 December 2021
Author:
Thiyagaraja Waradas; Pasan Jayasinghe
Editor:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
URL:
https://ilga.org/downloads/Our_Identities_Under_Arrest_2021.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Discrimination against the LGBTQ + Community in Sri Lanka
Source:
Global Human Rights Defence
Date of Document:
November 2021
Author:
Judit Kolbe; Malene Solheim
URL:
https://ghrd.org/discrimination-against-the-lgbtq-community-in-sri-lanka/
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Guide on issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex Sri Lankans
Source:
Women and Media Collective; Norwegian Embassy, Colombo
Date of Document:
20 September 2021
URL:
https://womenandmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Output-1-Advocacy-Document-for-MPs-final-English.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Sri Lanka.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
25 October 2021
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/ab831dc8-9e0d-489e-aa01-1ce3ecc6106f
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Situation analysis of trafficking in persons in Sri Lanka: A civil society perspective
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
18 March 2021
Author:
Menaka Lecamwasam
URL:
https://asiafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sri-Lanka-TIP_Situational-Analysis-of-Trafficking-in-Persons-in-Sri-Lanka-A-Civil-Society-Perspective.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka : Le recrutement des mineurs par les Tigres libérateurs de l'Eelam tamoul (LTTE)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
15 July 2021
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2107_lka_recrutement_mineurs_ltte_126596_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka : Les Tigres libérateurs de l'Eelam tamoul (LTTE) dans la province de l'Est
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
21 December 2020
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2012_lka_ltte_province_est_web_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka Corruption Report
Source:
GAN Integrity. Risk and Compliance Portal.
Date of Document:
August 2020
URL:
https://www.ganintegrity.com/portal/country-profiles/sri-lanka/
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Understanding Rule of Law, Human Security and Prevention of Terrorism in Sri Lanka
Source:
Law and Society Trust
Date of Document:
February 2021
URL:
https://lstlanka.org/images/publications/reports/2021/Understanding_Rule_of_Law_Human_Security_and_Prevention_of_Terrorism_in_Sri_Lanka_English.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Socio-economic and psychological impact on families of PTA detainees following the Easter Sunday Attacks
Source:
Law and Society Trust
URL:
https://lstlanka.org/images/publications/reports/2020/PTA_Terrorising-Sri-Lanka-for-42-years-English.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
“In a Legal Black Hole” Sri Lanka's Failure to Reform the Prevention of Terrorism Act
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
7 February 2022
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/02/07/legal-black-hole/sri-lankas-failure-reform-prevention-terrorism-act
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Condemned but not Deterred: Torture in Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
September 2020
URL:
https://www.veriteresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/VR_Law_Torture-in-Sri-Lanka_27October2020.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence on his visit to Sri Lanka
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 June 2020
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/45/45/Add.1
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka: Torture and sexual violence by security forces 2020-2021
Source:
International Truth and Justice Project
Date of Document:
September 2021
Author:
Yasmin Sooka; Frances Harrison
URL:
https://itjpsl.com/assets/ITJP-Torture-report-2021-Sep-ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka: Police Abuses Surge Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 August 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/06/sri-lanka-police-abuses-surge-amid-covid-19-pandemic
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sinhaliztion of the North East: Kankesanthurai (KKS)
Source:
People for Equality and Relief in Lanka
Date of Document:
26 October 2020
URL:
https://pearlaction.org/2020/10/26/kks/
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka : Le National Cadet Corps (NCC)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
17 September 2021
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2109_lka_national_cadet_corps_153949_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka: Shoring up Solidarity, Stopping the Slide. Truth in a Time of Contagion: The Viral Frontline. South Asia Press Freedom Report 2020-21.
Source:
International Federation of Journalists
Date of Document:
May 2021
URL:
http://samsn.ifj.org/SAPFR20-21/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sri-Lanka-Country-Report-SAPFR-2020-2021-3.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka: Bad science and the ban on Muslim burials. Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021: Lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2021
URL:
https://minorityrights.org/trends2021/sri-lanka/
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka: From burning houses to burning bodies: Anti-Muslim violence, discrimination and harassment in Sri Lanka
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
18 October 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ASA3748632021ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Fact-finding Report on the Anti-Muslim Violence in the Kandy District March 2018
Source:
Law and Society Trust
Editor:
Dilhara Pathirana
URL:
https://lstlanka.org/images/publications/reports/2021/Kandy_fact-finding_report_English.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Stories of roots and return: 30 years since the expulsion of the Northern Muslims
Source:
Law and Society Trust; People's Alliance for Right to Land
Author:
Amalini De Sayrah; Natasha Vanhoff
URL:
https://lstlanka.org/images/publications/annual_reports/Stories_of_roots_and_return_english.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
A Nation Divided: The state of freedom of religion or belief in Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
September 2021
URL:
https://docs-eu.livesiteadmin.com/dc3e323f-351c-4172-800e-4e02848abf80/2021-08-sri-lanka.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
“One Country, One Law”: The Sri Lankan State's Hostility toward Muslims Grows Deeper.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
23 December 2021
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/%E2%80%9Cone-country-one-law%E2%80%9D-sri-lankan-states-hostility-toward-muslims-grows-deeper
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka Face Covering Ban Latest Blow for Muslim Women
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 May 2021
Author:
Meenakshi Ganguly
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/05/04/sri-lanka-face-covering-ban-latest-blow-muslim-women
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
An introduction to religious pluralism in Sri Lanka
Source:
Internews Sri Lanka
Date of Document:
March 2019
URL:
https://internews.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/2020-01/SriLanka_Handbook_Religious_Freedom_English_2020.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Religious Freedom Conditions in Sri Lanka
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
October 2021
URL:
https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/2021%20Sri%20Lanka%20Country%20Update_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Situation of Christians, including Roman Catholic Christians and Protestant Christians, and treatment by authorities and society; state protection (2020–April 2022)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2022
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458603
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka : La situation des minorités sous la présidence de Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
10 March 2021
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2103_lka_situation_des_minorites_152065_web_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Endless War: The Destroyed Land, Life, and Identity of the Tamil People in Sri Lanka
Source:
The Oakland Institute
URL:
https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/sites/oaklandinstitute.org/files/endless-war-web.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Sri Lanka: Bad science and the ban on Muslim burials. Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021: Focus on Covid-19.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
30 June 2021
URL:
https://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Minority-and-Indigenous-Trends-2021.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 May 2022
Title:
Situation and treatment of returnees, including failed asylum seekers (2020–March 2022)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 May 2022
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458595
Accessed Date:
17 May 2022
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