New York, Jan 21
Sri Lanka made little progress in 2013 in accountability for serious human rights abuses committed during the civil war that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
As the UN and international condemnation escalated, human rights activists and journalists critical of the government continued to face intimidation and threats, it said in its World Report 2014.
"The Sri Lankan government makes a lot of claims about pursuing accountability for wartime abuses, but the world is still waiting to see some results," said Brad Adams of Human Rights Watch.
In the 667-page world report, its 24th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries.
The Sri Lankan government responded to a March resolution by the UN Human Rights Council by announcing various actions to provide accountability in accordance with its own Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission.
by:IANS