SL Human Rights Commissioner props up Colombo's fallacy

Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Prathiba Mahanamahewa dismissed the criticisms made by the US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal during her visit to the island as incorrect.

Pointing to the Sri Lankan government's notoriously flawed attempt at placating the international call for accountability, the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), Mahanamahewa pointed to a number of equally flawed government initiatives to argue that progress had been made.

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