More than 9 years after the conflict, the people of Sri Lanka are still struggling to rebuild their country's democratic institutions but also obtain justice for the crimes that were committed during the conflict.
Highlighting ongoing struggles in Sri Lanka for democracy and justice post-conflict.
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Unfortunately, if the U.S. is not going to be in Geneva to do that, it'll fall to other countries, and that is a terrible indictment of this administration's commitment to promoting human rights.
A lot of this will be made better if you start reforming and if you show progress on human rights and accountability.
The fact of the matter is an Indian NGO can give $1 million to an American organization. I, if I were a millionaire, which I am not, I cannot so freely give money to the Lawyers, Collective or Compassion. That is a question of parity.
The U.S. played a huge role in convincing the government to engage with the U.N.