Universal Periodic Review Sri Lanka.

This report draws attention to Sri Lanka’s domestic human rights situation over the period 2008-2012 with respect to its international obligations.

CSW wishes to focus specifically on the right to freedom of religion or belief (FORB). However, both in general terms and in the specific context of Sri Lanka, this particular right intersects with numerous other rights, and is affected by the wider culture of impunity and fear, and the restrictive climate in which civil society organisations operate.

This is one of a series of reports that CSW submits to the United Nations Universal Perioic Review (UPR). The (UPR) is a four-yearly process at the United Nations during which each and every UN Member State has its domestic human rights record reviewed by the wider international community. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are encouraged to contribute to this process through written submissions before a Member State is reviewed. NGO submissions are then compiled into a “Stakeholder report” which is then presented to the Member State in question.

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