{"id":128280,"date":"2014-07-25T12:47:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T07:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=128280"},"modified":"2014-07-25T12:51:11","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T07:21:11","slug":"british-govt-calls-upon-sri-lanka-again-to-sign-un-declaration-of-commitment-to-end-sexual-violence-in-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/british-govt-calls-upon-sri-lanka-again-to-sign-un-declaration-of-commitment-to-end-sexual-violence-in-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"British Govt. Calls Upon Sri Lanka Again To Sign UN Declaration Of Commitment To End Sexual Violence In Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"

The British Government has expressed grave concerns over the culture of impunity prevailing in Sri Lanka for rape<\/span><\/a> and sexual violence<\/span><\/a> and has once again called upon the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to sign up to the UN Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict.<\/p>\n

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David Cameron and Mahinda Rajapaksa | File photo<\/p><\/div>\n

The South Asia Department of Foreign and Commonwealth Office in UK in a letter to the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam<\/span><\/a> (TGTE) yesterday has expressed concerns over the reports of a culture of impunity for rape and sexual violence and a lack of support for victims in Sri Lanka both during and after the conflict.<\/p>\n

These calls are made just days after a group of Naval officers attached to the Karainagar Navy camp accused of raping a 11 year-old for 11 days<\/span><\/a> were released on personal bail earlier this week.<\/p>\n

While stating that the British government remains concerned over the recent NGO reporting that have particularly highlighted instances of sexual violence in the post conflict era, the statement further asserts that significant action has already been taken by the British government on the issue to which includes:<\/p>\n