Live Seminar 30: Accountability for Violations of IHL in Counterinsurgency: The Case of Sri Lanka

Summary: In this week's live seminar, our panelists examined mechanisms and strategies to promote accountability for IHL violations committed during counterinsurgencies, focusing on the case of Sri Lanka. The panel used a backdrop of domestic and international efforts to address IHL violations committed during the counterinsurgency in Sri Lanka. The discussion was moderated by Claude Bruderlein and Naz Modirzadeh. Panelists included: Jon Lee Anderson (The New Yorker), Alan Keenan (International Crisis Group), Ambassador Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona (Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations), and Sam Zarifi (Amnesty International).