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SRI LANKA: A 75-year-old victim of rape and
her family seek jstice
November 22, 2013
ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION-URGENT APPEAL PROGRAMME
Urgent Ae!" C!#e$ AHRC-UAC-1%&-2013
22 November 2013
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SRI LAN'A$ A (&-)e!r-o"* v+t+m o r!e !n* .er !m+") #ee/ #t+e
ISSUES$ en+!" o #t+e v+o"ene !g!+n#t 4omen !+r tr+!" 4+tne##
rotet+on +mn+t) r"e o "!4
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e!r r+en*#,
T.e A#+!n Hm!n R+g.t# Comm+##+on 5AHRC6 .!# ree+ve*
+norm!t+on t.!t ! (&-)e!r-o"* 4!# r!e* !n* t.e o+er# o t.e
T.!"!t.o)! o"+e !re rotet+ng t.e eretr!tor 4.o, !""ege*"), .!#
been +nvo"ve* +n ! r+or !#e7 S+!. 8eer!+ 5(&6, ! re#+*ent o
'+r+m!t+)! E#t!te, Ng!"+)!**!, T.!"!t.o)! +n t.e '!n*) +#tr+t 4!#
!"one +n .er .o#e 4.en t.e !##!+"!nt entere* t.rog. ! 4+n*o4,!##!"te* !n* r!e* .er7 8eer!+ !n* .er !m+") reorte* t.e m!tter to
t.e T.!"!t.o)! Po"+e St!t+on bt *+#overe* t.!t t.e o+er# o t.!t
#t!t+on !re #.+e"*+ng t.e "r+t !n* +n#te!*, !""o4+ng .+m to t.re!ten
t.e v+t+m !n* .er !m+") member#7
T.+# !#e +# )et !not.er +""#tr!t+on o t.e e9et+on!" o""!#e o t.e
r"e o "!4 +n t.e ontr)7
CASE NARRATI8E$
Aor*+ng to t.e +norm!t+on ree+ve*, S+!. 8eer!+ 5(&6 +# re#+*+ng
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!t No$ 12%, '+r+m!t+)! E#t!te, Ng!"+)!**!, T.!"!t.o)! +n t.e '!n*) +#tr+t7 8eer!+, ! gr!n*mot.er
o (& )e!r# o !ge, 4!# "+v+ng !"one !# .er +ve m!rr+e* .+"*ren, t.ree #on# !n* t4o *!g.ter#, move*
to Co"ombo7 Her .#b!n*, S+!., *+e* +ve )e!r# !go7 8eer!+ 4or/e* +n !n e#t!te 4.+. 4!# "!ter
onverte* to ! !rm b) t.e E"e.!nt Ho#e Gro o Com!n+e#7
S.e 4!# "+v+ng +n t.e E#t!te:# L+ne Room b) .er#e" !n* .er gr!n*#on# #e* to rov+*e oo* or .er7
On 2; Setember, 2013, !t 11730 m ! er#on entere* .er rem+#e# t.rog. ! 4+n*o4 !n* 4.en
8eer!+ #!4 ! "+g.t on +n t.e room #.e 4ent to +nve#t+g!te7 Her !##!+"!nt #+"ene* .er b) "!+ng .+#
.!n* over .er mot.7 8eer!+ +*ent++e* t.e ##et !# Armg!m G!ne#.!n 4.o 4!# !"#o "+v+ng +n t.e
#!me !re!7
8eer!+ og.t 4+t. t.e m!n v+goro#")7 S.e 4!# !b"e to br+#e .+# !e nt+" .e overo4ere* t.e o"*
"!*) !n* r!e* .er7 <.en 8eer!+ #.ote* or .e" t.e ne+g.bor# re#on*e* bt G!ne#.!n 4!# !b"e to
"ee t.e #ene o t.e r+me7 Geet.!n!"+, one o 8eer!+:# gr!n*-*!g.ter# on* .er ")+ng on t.e "oor
4+t. #ever!" 4on*# !n* 4+t. t.e .e" o t.e ne+g.bor# #.e 4!# t!/en to !not.er .o#e7
T.e o""o4+ng *!), 2( Setember, one o .er *!g.ter#, R!n+ retrne* .ome !n* too/ 8eer!+ to t.e
T.!"!t.o)! Po"+e St!t+on 5'!n*) Po"+e Sen+or Ser+nten*ent o Po"+e:# +v+#+on6 !n* m!*e !
om"!+nt7
8eer!+ 4!# t.en !*m+tte* to t.e T.!"!t.o)! Government Ho#+t!" on t.e #!me *!) !n* 4!# tre!te*
nt+" 3 Otober, 20137 Ho4ever *e to .er oor .e!"t. #.e 4!# re-!*m+tte* to t.e T.!"!t.o)!
Ho#+t!" on t.e ; o Otober !n* 4!# tr!n#erre* to t.e Per!*en+)! Te!.+ng Ho#+t!" on ( Otoberor rt.er tre!tment !n* *+#.!rge* on 10 Otober7 8eer!+ 4!# #ee."e## or m!n) *!)# !n*
#er+ng 4+t. ! #+n!" +nr)7
Armg!m G!ne#.!n 4!# !rre#te* b) t.e T.!"!t.o)! Po"+e !n* ro*e* beore t.e M!g+#tr!te o
'!n*) bt 4!# re"e!#e* #oon !ter7 On 30 Setember t.e !#e* t.re!tene* t.e !m+") o 8eer!+7 In
!rt+"!r .e t.re!tene* S.!nt.+, one o t.e *!g.ter# o 8eer!+, 4+t. *e!t. + t.e) roee* 4+t. t.e
!#e7 T.e !#e* rev+o#") r!e* !not.er o"* 4om!n b) t.e n!me o T.!+!mm! "+v+ng +n t.e #!me
!re!7 He 4!# !rre#te* !n* t.e o"+e o+er# #ett"e* t.e m!tter 4+t.ot ro*+ng .+m +n ort7
T.e !#e* om"!+ne* to t.e o"+e, #!)+ng t.!t .e 4!# t.re!tene* b) 8eer!+:# !m+") 4.o, +n trn,
#t!te t.!t t.e om"!+nt +# b!#e"e## !n* !+me* !t m+#"e!*+ng t.e o"+e +nve#t+g!t+on7 Ho4ever, 4.en
t.e !m+") member# !ro!.e* t.e o"+e to m!/e ! om"!+nt !bot t.e t.re!t# m!*e b) t.e
!#e*, t.e o+er# *+* not !""o4 t.em to roee* !n* re#e* to reor* t.e+r om"!+nt7 It +# no4!!rent t.!t t.e o"+e o+er# !re !t+ng on t.e om"!+nt m!*e b) t.e !#e* !ter t.e +n+*ent
bt not t.e om"!+nt m!*e b) t.e v+t+m7
T.e re"!t+ve# o 8eer!+ .!ve #+ne "e!rne* t.!t t.e ##et #e* to 4or/ !t t.e .o#e# o t.e o"+e
o+er# !n* .e"e* t.em +n t.e+r er#on!" m!tter#7 Among#t ot.er ob# .e !+nt# t.e .o#e# o t.e
o"+e o+er# !n* t.ereore +t .!# beome ev+*ent t.!t t.e) !re rotet+ng .+m7
=rt.er, t.e re"!t+ve# "e!rne* t.!t t.e +nve#t+g!t+ng o"+e o+er# 4.o reor*e* t.e #t!tement# o t.e
*otor# 4.o tre!te* t.e v+t+m +ntent+on!"") *+* not reor* t.e nee##!r) +n*+ng# o t.e *otor +n
re"!t+on to t.e !t o r!e7 T.e o+er# +ntent+on!"") !+"e* +n t.e+r o++!" *t+e# to +nve#t+g!te !n*
#bm+t t.e nee##!r) ev+*ene to t.e ort or ! #e##" !**+!t+on roe##7 Hene t.e v+t+m
!n* .er !m+") ee" t.!t t.+# +# ! b"!t!nt v+o"!t+on o .er r+g.t#7
A# t.e o"+e *+* not +nve#t+g!te t.e om"!+nt o t.re!t# 8eer!+ !n* .er !m+") !re +n e!r o t.e+r "+ve#7
8eer!+ !n* .er !m+") !re "e!*+ng or rotet+on or t.em#e"ve# !n* t.e+r .+"*ren7 =rt.ermore, t.e)
!re #ee/+ng #ee*) #t+e !# t.+# !"one 4+"" !""ev+!te t.e t.re!t !n* *!nger to t.e o"* 4om!n !n* .er
!m+")7
AITIONAL COMMENTS$
T.e A#+!n Hm!n R+g.t# Comm+##+on 5AHRC6 .!# reorte* +nnmer!b"e !#e# o t.e v+t+m# o r!e#
!n* v+o"ene !g!+n#t 4omen !n* .+"*ren7 In t.e "!#t e4 *e!*e# t.e A#+!n Hm!n R+g.t#
Comm+##+on .!# +##e* .n*re*# o Urgent Ae!"# !n* m!*e +ntervent+on# !t #ever!" UN Agen+e#
on t.e #+t!t+on o 4omen !n* .+"*ren +n Sr+ L!n/! 4.o "+ve 4+t.ot t.e roer rotet+on o "!47 It
.!# re+ter!te* t.e nee##+t) o roer +m"ement!t+on r"e o "!4 !n* t.e rov+#+on o t.e rotet+on o
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"!4 to +t# +t+>en# 4+t. #e+!" !ttent+on or t.e rotet+on o v+t+m# o r!e !n* ot.er #e9!" v+o"ene7
T.e ont+no# !+"re o "!4 enorement !gen+e# !n* t.e *+ret +nvo"vement o t.e e9et+ve !n*
o"+t+!" !t.or+t+e# .!ve .e"e* t.e r+m+n!"# !n* re!te* +mn+t) +n t.e ontr) 4.+"e br+ng+ng t.e
!te o 4omen +nto ! more v"ner!b"e #+t!t+on7
=rt.er t.e A#+!n Hm!n R+g.t# Comm+##+on .!# ob#erve* t.!t t.e v+t+m# o r+me# .!ve !e*
enormo# .!r!##ment on #ever!" o!#+on# t.e 4+tne##e# !n* t.e v+t+m# .!ve been /+""e* b) t.e
eretr!tor#7 T.e AHRC .!# ont+no#") rge* t.e #t!te o Sr+ L!n/! on t.e nee##+t) o !*ot+ng !
4+tne## rotet+on "!4 !n* +m"ement+ng ! #e##" 4+tne## rotet+on me.!n+#m to ver+) t.e
#moot. rnn+ng o t.e r"e o "!4 #)#tem7 T.e #t!te o Sr+ L!n/! +# bon* to +m"ement t.e "eg!"
rov+#+on# o t.e Intern!t+on!" Coven!nt on C+v+" !n* Po"+t+!" R+g.t# 5ICCPR6 !# +t .!# #+gne* !n*
r!t++e* t.e onvent+on7 Nevert.e"e## t.e "!/ o rotet+on oere* to t.o#e 4.o !re 4+""+ng to t!/e
!#e# !g!+n#t r+m+n!"#, !b#+ve o"+e o+er# !n* #t!te !t.or+t+e#, me!n# t.!t t.e "!4 +# n*er-
t+"+#e* ont+ne# to be em"o)e* !# ! too" b) t.e o"+e to .!r!## eo"e7 T.+# not on") t!/e# ! "ong-
term to"" on t.e v+t+m# !n* t.e+r !m+"+e#, bt on #o+et) !# ! 4.o"e, b) n*erm+n+ng +v+"+!n re#et or
t.e "!4 !n* enor!g+ng +mn+t)7
SUGGESTE ACTION$
P"e!#e #en* ! "etter to t.e !t.or+t+e# "+#te* be"o4 e9re##+ng )or onern !bot t.+# !#e !n*
re?e#t+ng !n +mme*+!te +nve#t+g!t+on +nto t.e !#e r!e !n* t.e 4+tne## rotet+on7 T.e r+m+n!" !#
4e"" !# t.e o"+e o+er# 4.o !re .!v+ng "et.!rg+ !ro!. to +nve#t+g!te t.e r+me# m#t !"#o betr+e* beore ! ort o "!4 or bre!.+ng t.e "!4# o t.e ontr) !n* !"#o #.o"* be #bete* to
+ntern!" +nve#t+g!t+on# or t.e bre!. o t.e *e!rtment or*er# !# +##e* b) t.e o"+e *e!rtment7
P"e!#e note t.!t t.e AHRC .!# !"#o 4r+tten ! #e!r!te "etter to t.e Se+!" R!orter on v+o"ene
!g!+n#t 4omen on t.+# reg!r*7
To #ort t.+# !e!" "e!#e "+/ .ere$
SAMPLE LETTER$
e!r @@@@@@@@,
SRI LAN'A$ A (&-)e!r-o"* v+t+m o r!e !n* .er !m+") #ee/ #t+e
N!me o t.e v+t+m$ S+!. 8eer!+ 5(&6, re#+*+ng !t No$ 12%, '+r+m!t+)! E#t!te, Ng!"+)!**!,
T.!"!t.o)! +n t.e '!n*) +#tr+t A""ege* eretr!tor$ Armg!m G!ne#.!n !n* o"+e o+er# !tt!.e* to t.e T.!"!t.o)! Po"+e
St!t+on
!te o +n+*ent$ 2; Setember 2013
P"!e o +n+*ent$ T.!"!t.o)! Po"+e +v+#+on
I !m 4r+t+ng to e9re## m) #er+o# onern over t.e !#e o t.e r!e o ! (&-)e!r-o"* 4om!n +n t.e
'!n*) +#tr+t, S+!. 8eer!+ 5(&6 +# re#+*+ng !t No$ 12%, '+r+m!t+)! E#t!te, Ng!"+)!**!,
T.!"!t.o)!7 8eer!+, ! gr!n*mot.er, 4!# "+v+ng !"one !# .er +ve m!rr+e* .+"*ren, t.ree #on# !n* t4o
*!g.ter#, move* to Co"ombo7 Her .#b!n*, S+!., *+e* +ve )e!r# !go7 8eer!+ 4or/e* +n !n e#t!te
4.+. 4!# "!ter onverte* to ! !rm b) t.e E"e.!nt Ho#e Gro o Com!n+e#7
S.e 4!# "+v+ng +n t.e E#t!te:# L+ne Room b) .er#e" !n* .er gr!n*#on# #e* to rov+*e oo* or .er7
On 2; Setember, 2013, !t 11730 m ! er#on entere* .er rem+#e# t.rog. ! 4+n*o4 !n* 4.en
8eer!+ #!4 ! "+g.t on +n t.e room #.e 4ent to +nve#t+g!te7 Her !##!+"!nt #+"ene* .er b) "!+ng .+#
.!n* over .er mot.7 8eer!+ +*ent++e* t.e ##et !# Armg!m G!ne#.!n 4.o 4!# !"#o "+v+ng +n t.e
#!me !re!7
8eer!+ og.t 4+t. t.e m!n v+goro#")7 S.e 4!# !b"e to br+#e .+# !e nt+" .e overo4ere* t.e o"*
"!*) !n* r!e* .er7 <.en 8eer!+ #.ote* or .e" t.e ne+g.bor# re#on*e* bt G!ne#.!n 4!# !b"e to
"ee t.e #ene o t.e r+me7 Geet.!n!"+, one o 8eer!+:# gr!n*-*!g.ter# on* .er ")+ng on t.e "oor
4+t. #ever!" 4on*# !n* 4+t. t.e .e" o t.e ne+g.bor# #.e 4!# t!/en to !not.er .o#e7
T.e o""o4+ng *!), 2( Setember, one o .er *!g.ter#, R!n+ retrne* .ome !n* too/ 8eer!+ to t.e
T.!"!t.o)! Po"+e St!t+on 5'!n*) Po"+e Sen+or Ser+nten*ent o Po"+e:# +v+#+on6 !n* m!*e !
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om"!+nt7
8eer!+ 4!# t.en !*m+tte* to t.e T.!"!t.o)! Government Ho#+t!" on t.e #!me *!) !n* 4!# tre!te*
nt+" 3 Otober, 20137 Ho4ever *e to .er oor .e!"t. #.e 4!# re-!*m+tte* to t.e T.!"!t.o)!
Ho#+t!" on t.e ; o Otober !n* 4!# tr!n#erre* to t.e Per!*en+)! Te!.+ng Ho#+t!" on ( Otober
or rt.er tre!tment !n* *+#.!rge* on 10 Otober7 8eer!+ 4!# #ee."e## or m!n) *!)# !n*
#er+ng 4+t. ! #+n!" +nr)7
Armg!m G!ne#.!n 4!# !rre#te* b) t.e T.!"!t.o)! Po"+e !n* ro*e* beore t.e M!g+#tr!te o
'!n*) bt 4!# re"e!#e* #oon !ter7 On 30 Setember t.e !#e* t.re!tene* 8eer!+# !m+")7 In
!rt+"!r .e t.re!tene* S.!nt.+, one o 8eer!+:# *!g.ter#, 4+t. *e!t. + t.e) roee* 4+t. t.e !#e7
T.e !#e* rev+o#") r!e* !n o"* 4om!n b) t.e n!me o T.!+!mm! "+v+ng +n t.e #!me !re!7 He
4!# !rre#te* !n* t.e o"+e o+er# #ett"e* t.e m!tter 4+t.ot ro*+ng .+m +n ort7
T.e !#e* om"!+ne* to t.e o"+e, #!)+ng t.!t .e 4!# t.re!tene* b) 8eer!+:# !m+") 4.o, +n trn,
#t!te t.!t t.e om"!+nt +# b!#e"e## !n* !+me* !t m+#"e!*+ng t.e o"+e +nve#t+g!t+on7 Ho4ever, 4.en
t.e !m+") member# !ro!.e* t.e o"+e to m!/e ! om"!+nt !bot t.e t.re!t# m!*e b) t.e
!#e*, t.e o+er# *+* not !""o4 t.em to roee* !n* re#e* to reor* t.e+r om"!+nt7 It +# no4
!!rent t.!t t.e o"+e o+er# !re !t+ng on t.e om"!+nt m!*e b) t.e !#e* !ter t.e +n+*ent
bt not t.e om"!+nt m!*e b) t.e v+t+m7
8eer!+:# re"!t+ve# .!ve #+ne "e!rne* t.!t t.e ##et #e* to 4or/ !t t.e .o#e# o t.e o"+e o+er#
!n* .e"e* t.em +n t.e+r er#on!" m!tter#7 Among#t ot.er ob# .e !+nt# t.e .o#e# o t.e o"+eo+er# !n* t.ereore +t .!# beome ev+*ent t.!t t.e) !re rotet+ng .+m7
=rt.er, t.e re"!t+ve# "e!rne* t.!t t.e +nve#t+g!t+ng o"+e o+er# 4.o reor*e* t.e #t!tement# o t.e
*otor# 4.o tre!te* t.e v+t+m +ntent+on!"") *+* not reor* t.e nee##!r) +n*+ng# o t.e *otor +n
re"!t+on to t.e !t o r!e7 T.e o+er# +ntent+on!"") !+"e* +n t.e+r o++!" *t+e# to +nve#t+g!te !n*
#bm+t t.e nee##!r) ev+*ene to t.e ort or ! #e##" !**+!t+on roe##7 Hene t.e v+t+m
!n* .er !m+") ee" t.!t t.+# +# ! b"!t!nt v+o"!t+on o .er r+g.t#7
A# t.e o"+e *+* not +nve#t+g!te t.e om"!+nt o t.re!t# 8eer!+ !n* .er !m+") !re +n e!r o t.e+r "+ve#7
8eer!+ !n* .er !m+") !re "e!*+ng or rotet+on or t.em#e"ve# !n* t.e+r .+"*ren7 =rt.er t.e) !re
#ee/+ng #ee*) #t+e !# t.+# !"one 4+"" !""ev+!te t.e t.re!t !n* *!nger to t.e o"* 4om!n !n* .er
!m+")7
I re?e#t )or rgent +ntervent+on to en#re t.!t t.e !t.or+t+e# "+#te* be"o4 +n#t+g!te !n +mme*+!te+nve#t+g!t+on +nto t.e !""eg!t+on# o !+"re +n +nve#t+g!t+on o !#e o r!e !n* t.e t.re!ten+ng o t.e "+e
o t.e 4+tne## !n* .er !m+")7 =rt.er t.e ro#et+on o t.o#e roven to be re#on#+b"e n*er t.e
r+m+n!" "!4 or not +m"ement+ng t.e r+m+n!" "!4 o t.e ontr) !n* +n#te!* rotet+ng t.e r+m+n!"
!n* enor!g+ng t.e e9+#t+ng #+t!t+on o +mn+t)7 T.e o+er# +nvo"ve* m#t !"#o be #bete* to
+ntern!" +nve#t+g!t+on# or t.e bre!. o t.e *e!rtment or*er# !# +##e* b) t.e o"+e *e!rtment7
=rt.ermore, !# t.e +*ent+t) o t.e r!+#t +# /no4n to t.e v+t+m, .er !m+"), !n* t.e o"+e t.ere +# no
e9#e or rt.er *e"!) +n !rre#t+ng !n* ro#et+ng .+m7
Bor# #+nere"),
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PLEASE SEN BOUR LETTERS TO$
17 Mr7 N ' I""!ng!/oon
In#etor Gener!" o Po"+e
Ne4 Seret!r+!t
Co"ombo 1
SRI LAN'A
=!9$ D% 11 2 %%0%%0 32(F((
E-m!+"$ +go"+e7"/
27 Mr7 S!r!t. P!"+t. =ern!n*o
Attorne) Gener!"
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Co"ombo 12
SRI LAN'A
=!9$ D% 11 2 %3;%21
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Co"ombo 03
SRI LAN'A
Te"$ D% 11 2 3D&310
=!9$ D% 11 2 3D&F;(
E-m!+"$ ngen#"tnet7"/ or o"om#"tnet7"/
%7 Seret!r)
Sr+ L!n/! Hm!n R+g.t# Comm+##+on
No$ 1;& ')n#e) Ro!*,
ore""!, Co"ombo F7
SRI LAN'A
=!9$ D% 11 2;D%D2%Em!+"$ #e.r#"tnet7"/
T.!n/ )o7
Urgent Ae!"# Progr!mme
A#+!n Hm!n R+g.t# Comm+##+on 5!!.r7!#+!6
