Rethinking War Crimes and Universal Jurisdiction in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lankan civil-society analysis of universal-jurisdiction options for Sri Lanka war-crimes prosecutions. Tier-A in-country anchor for the case-movements + LTTE-era legal-recovery sub-spine. Counterpoint to diaspora-only framings — establishes that the universal-jurisdiction conversation has standing inside Sri Lankan civil society too.

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https://groundviews.org/2026/04/23/rethinking-war-crimes-and-universal-jurisdiction-in-sri-lanka

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