Post-2009 Accountability, Proscription, and Impunity in Sri Lanka

2009-க்குப் பிந்தைய பொறுப்புக்கூறல், தடை மற்றும் தண்டனையின்மை இலங்கையில்

This dossier collates evidence regarding sustained international accountability efforts for post-2009 events in Sri Lanka, the ongoing proscription of the LTTE, and the domestic political landscape marked by impunity and challenged democratic norms.

This dossier directly addresses the period after the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka, focusing on the continuing international efforts to establish accountability for alleged war crimes and human rights violations, alongside domestic developments in law and policy. It matters as it tracks the trajectory of international engagement—specifically through the OHCHR's Sri Lanka Accountability Project (OSLap) and the UK's policy on Tamil separatism—against the backdrop of renewed proscription of the LTTE by India. The evidence indicates sustained efforts to document and preserve evidence for future prosecutions, despite domestic political resistance to accountability and the potential for politically motivated arrests under specific legislation. Strongest citations establish that OSLap (UNHRC Res 60/1) continues to be the primary international mechanism for evidence collection related to 2009 events. India maintains the LTTE proscription based on findings of continued activity (MHA Notification & UAPA Tribunal), a position also reflected in the UK's CPIN (GOV.UK). The ITJP's catalogue of unmarked graves (ITJP, June 2023) provides foundational forensic evidence relevant to potential universal jurisdiction cases.

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