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Sri Lanka: Human Rights

Commons · Question 63560 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Jul 2025

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Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterpart on the recent excavations of a mass grave of Chemmani in Sri Lanka.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 3 Jul 2025

The UK Government is deeply concerned by the recent discovery of the mass grave in Chemmani. We remain committed to supporting accountability for human rights violations and we regularly meet the Government of Sri Lanka to discuss reconciliation and accou...