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| − | Although the 26-year civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has drawn to a violent close, the country still suffers from what the Asian Human Rights Commission has described as a "situation of abysmal lawlessness." | + | Although the 26-year civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has drawn to a violent close, the country still suffers from what the Asian Human Rights Commission has described as a "situation of abysmal lawlessness." While on paper Sri Lanka boasts a modern constitution protecting fundamental human rights, a sophisticated statutory regime that protects the rights of the accused and has ratified the [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]], a track record of corruption and a lack of judicial accountability have undermined the effectiveness of the Sri Lankan criminal justice system. To date, there have been over 30,000 unresolved disappearances in the country and nearly 50% of all prisoners are un-convicted, pre-trial detainees. |
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