US EditionUK sanctions former Sri Lankan commanders over civil war abuses
- Britain imposed sanctions on four individuals for human rights violations during the Sri Lankan civil war, including military commanders Shavendra Silva, Wasantha Karannagoda, and Jagath Jayasuriya, along with Tamil Tiger rebel commander Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan on March 24, 2025.
- The UK sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes, ensuring accountability for serious abuses like extrajudicial killings and torture during the civil war.
- British Foreign Minister David Lammy emphasized the UK government's commitment to human rights in Sri Lanka and accountability for violations during the civil war.
- The sanctions align with similar actions by the US State Department in 2020 and Canada's sanctions against former Sri Lankan presidents in 2023.
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UK Imposes Sanctions on Four Sri Lankans for Alleged War Crimes
Click to expand Image Then-Sri Lankan army chief Gen. Shavendra Silva during an event at the army headquarters in Colombo, February 3, 2020. © 2020 REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte The United Kingdom government has advanced accountability in Sri Lanka by imposing sanctions on four men implicated in atrocities during the country’s civil war. The 1983-2009 conflict between the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan governm…
UK Sanctions 4 Individuals Including Sri Lanka's Military Commanders Over Human Rights Abuses
Colombo: The UK has sanctioned four individuals, including military commanders, who had led the Sri Lankan government's successful campaign against the LTTE in 2009, for human rights abuses and violations.A UK foreign office statement on Monday said General Shavendra Silva, forme
UK sanctions former Sri Lanka military commanders for serious human rights abuses
The UK government imposed sanctions Monday on four individuals responsible for serious human rights abuses during Sri Lanka’s civil war. The 26-year conflict, which ended in May 2009, claimed an estimated 80,000-100,000 lives according to UN figures, with an estimated 40,000 Tamil civilians killed during the final stages of the war. The measures, which include UK travel bans and asset freezes, target the former Head of the Sri Lankan Armed Force…
UK Sanctions Four Individuals, Including Sri Lanka's Military Commanders, for Human Rights Abuses
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