Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News ReleasesAmnesty International USA is the US Section of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights organization.Sri Lanka: Review of Sri Lanka under the Universal Periodic Review: Amnesty Internationals reflections on the outcome- June 1, 2008 Themes raised by member states participating in the review of Sri Lanka under the UPR dialogue included concerns related to the lack of protection of civilians caught in the internal conflict; enforced disappearances, unlawfulextrajudicial killings; torture and other forms of ill treatment, threats to freedom of expression, the need to strengthen national human rights institutions, attacks on dissent and ongoing impunity for human rights violations.http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=ENGUSA20080612003&lang=e |