The 27 conventions · Sri Lanka

Each row pairs the convention with Sri Lanka's ratification status and the latest Tier-A observation (OHCHR, ILO CEACR, UN treaty body). Pattern of concern is in plain language. We never insert a TLTE finding of our own — the mirror cites accredited bodies only.

Fig. 3 — Sri Lanka's standing against the 27 EU GSP+ conventions. Pattern is observed via Tier-A anchors only.

Human Rights · 8

Yes·Human Rights
ICCPR — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Anchor. UN Human Rights Committee — Sri Lanka concluding observations; OHCHR A/HRC/60/21 (2025)
Pattern. PTA detentions and surveillance of HRDs continue; 'surveillance apparatus largely intact'.
Multi-community: Tamil, Muslim, Sinhala HRDs all named in reporting.
Yes·Human Rights
ICESCR — International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Anchor. UN CESCR — Sri Lanka concluding observations
Pattern. Land dispossession and livelihood loss in the N-E; Up-country plantation conditions.
Yes·Human Rights
CAT — Convention against Torture
Anchor. UN CAT — concluding observations; OHCHR OISL (2015)
Pattern. Documented torture-in-custody patterns; impunity rate flagged.
Yes·Human Rights
CERD — Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Anchor. UN CERD — concluding observations
Pattern. Sinhalisation pattern in N-E land (Oakland Institute, PEARL).
Yes·Human Rights
CEDAW — Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Anchor. UN CEDAW — concluding observations; OHCHR Jan 2026 'We Lost Everything'
Pattern. CRSV impunity; female-headed households in N-E.
Yes·Human Rights
CRC — Convention on the Rights of the Child
Anchor. UN CRC — concluding observations
Pattern. Children of disappeared; war-affected youth.
Yes·Human Rights
Genocide Convention (1948)
Anchor. ICJ jurisprudence; PEARL / Adayaalam analyses
Pattern. Standing universal obligation; non-recurrence framing.
Yes·Human Rights
Apartheid Convention (1973)
Anchor. UN treaty body record
Pattern. Cited as a structural-discrimination instrument.

Labour (ILO) · 8

Yes·Labour (ILO)
ILO C87 — Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise
Anchor. ILO CEACR — Sri Lanka observations
Pattern. Plantation and EPZ union-formation barriers documented.
Yes·Labour (ILO)
ILO C98 — Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining
Anchor. ILO CEACR — Sri Lanka observations
Pattern. Apparel-sector collective-bargaining gaps inside the export economy.
Yes·Labour (ILO)
ILO C29 — Forced Labour
Anchor. ILO CEACR observations; Adayaalam / PEARL on N-E military businesses
Pattern. Military-run business pattern in N-E flagged in independent research.
Yes·Labour (ILO)
ILO C105 — Abolition of Forced Labour
Anchor. ILO CEACR observations
Pattern. Read with C29 on the N-E military-economy pattern.
Yes·Labour (ILO)
ILO C100 — Equal Remuneration
Anchor. ILO CEACR observations
Pattern. Gender pay gap in apparel and plantation sectors.
Yes·Labour (ILO)
ILO C111 — Discrimination (Employment and Occupation)
Anchor. ILO CEACR observations
Pattern. Tamil and Muslim representation in state-sector employment.
Yes·Labour (ILO)
ILO C138 — Minimum Age
Anchor. ILO CEACR observations
Pattern. Plantation sector under standing review.
Yes·Labour (ILO)
ILO C182 — Worst Forms of Child Labour
Anchor. ILO CEACR observations
Pattern. Standing monitoring.

Environment & Climate · 8

Yes·Environment & Climate
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Anchor. UNEP Ozone Secretariat
Pattern. Standing compliance record.
Yes·Environment & Climate
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Anchor. Stockholm Convention Secretariat
Pattern. National implementation plan.
Yes·Environment & Climate
Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste
Anchor. Basel Convention Secretariat
Pattern. Standing reporting cycle.
Yes·Environment & Climate
CITES — Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Anchor. CITES Secretariat
Pattern. Standing monitoring.
Yes·Environment & Climate
Convention on Biological Diversity
Anchor. CBD Secretariat
Pattern. N-E ecological militarisation is a published academic concern.
Yes·Environment & Climate
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Anchor. Biosafety Clearing-House
Pattern. Standing reporting.
Yes·Environment & Climate
Kyoto Protocol
Anchor. UNFCCC
Pattern. Superseded by Paris but remains in the GSP+ list.
Yes·Environment & Climate
Paris Agreement (UNFCCC) — expanded under new 2027 regulation
Anchor. UNFCCC
Pattern. Adaptation finance + N-E land-use questions.

Good Governance · 5

Yes·Good Governance
UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961)
Anchor. UNODC
Pattern. Standing reporting.
Yes·Good Governance
UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971)
Anchor. UNODC
Pattern. Standing reporting.
Yes·Good Governance
UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs (1988)
Anchor. UNODC
Pattern. Standing reporting.
Yes·Good Governance
UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) — expanded under 2027 regulation
Anchor. UNODC IRG review
Pattern. Military procurement opacity in N-E flagged in independent analysis.
Yes·Good Governance
UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) — expanded under 2027 regulation
Anchor. UNODC IRG review
Pattern. Read alongside OFSI / OFAC / EU sanctions architecture.

This mirror is editorial scaffolding. Each row will be progressively bound to a tlte-cite: ID in the Citations Registry as the corresponding Tier-A observation is filed. We never claim a finding beyond what the accredited body has already published.

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