{"id":230743,"date":"2023-01-10T21:26:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T15:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=230743"},"modified":"2023-01-19T05:14:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T23:44:33","slug":"canada-imposes-sanctions-on-mahinda-rajapaksa-and-gotabaya-rajapaksa-for-human-rights-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/canada-imposes-sanctions-on-mahinda-rajapaksa-and-gotabaya-rajapaksa-for-human-rights-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Imposes Sanctions On Mahinda Rajapaksa And Gotabaya Rajapaksa For Human Rights Violations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00e9lanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/global-affairs\/news\/2023\/01\/sanctions-imposed-on-sri-lankan-state-officials.html\">Canada imposes targeted sanctions<\/a><\/span> under regulations pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act against four Sri Lankan state officials responsible for gross and systematic violations of human rights during armed conflict in Sri Lanka, which occurred from 1983 to 2009.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-230745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mahinda-Rajapaksa-Gotabaya-Rajapaksa-Canada.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mahinda-Rajapaksa-Gotabaya-Rajapaksa-Canada.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mahinda-Rajapaksa-Gotabaya-Rajapaksa-Canada-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mahinda-Rajapaksa-Gotabaya-Rajapaksa-Canada-768x649.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>The regulations pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act impose on listed persons a dealings prohibition, which would effectively freeze any assets they may hold in Canada and render them inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.<\/p>\n<p>Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals who committed gross and systematic violations of human rights during Sri Lanka\u2019s civil conflict, which occurred from 1983 to 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Special Economic Measures (Sri Lanka) Regulations\u00a0<\/em>impose on listed persons a prohibition on any transaction (effectively, an asset freeze) by prohibiting persons in Canada and Canadians outside Canada from engaging in any activity related to any property of these listed persons or providing financial or related services to them. The individuals listed in the Schedule to the Regulations are also rendered inadmissible to Canada under the\u00a0<em>Immigration and Refugee Protection Act<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The specific prohibitions are set out in the Regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The names of the individuals added to the Schedule of the Regulations are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/li>\n<li>Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/li>\n<li>Staff Sergeant Sunil Ratnayake<\/li>\n<li>Lieutenant Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite continued calls from Canada and the international community to address accountability, the Government of Sri Lanka has taken limited meaningful and concrete action to uphold its human rights obligations. This jeopardizes progress on justice for affected populations, and prospects for peace and reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>Victims and survivors of gross human rights violations deserve justice. That is why Canada continues to call on Sri Lanka to fulfill its commitment to establish a meaningful accountability process.<\/p>\n<p>These sanctions send a clear message that Canada will not accept continued impunity for those that have committed gross human rights violations in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/global-affairs\/news\/2023\/01\/canada-imposes-sanctions-on-sri-lankan-state-officials-for-human-rights-violations.html\">Canada will continue to collaborate alongside international partners<\/a><\/span>, including through relevant multilateral bodies to advocate for human rights and accountability in Sri Lanka, which is an important step toward securing a safe, peaceful and inclusive future for the country. Canada, as part of the Core Group on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council will continue to advocate for the full implementation of resolution 51\/1 and support efforts towards attaining accountability and peace on the island.<\/p>\n<p>Canada supports efforts towards urgent political and economic reforms to alleviate the hardships faced by the people in Sri Lanka. We strongly encourage the Sri Lankan government to promote democracy, human rights and maintain the rule of law as it works to address this crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to today\u2019s announcement, and in response to the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka, Canada announced $3 million to the appeals launched by the United Nations and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to address immediate needs, including food security and livelihoods, shelter and non-food items, as well as nutritional assistance and primary healthcare services for vulnerable children and women. Canada has also readjusted ongoing international assistance projects to address pressing needs, providing support, for instance, to the World Health Organization for the procurement of essential medical equipment and supplies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":230745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2186,1,6969,2375],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colombotelegraph","category-featured-news","category-news","category-popular-stories","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Canada Imposes Sanctions On Mahinda Rajapaksa And Gotabaya Rajapaksa For Human Rights Violations - 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