Measures taken/current situation
Level of implementation and
observations (to be completed
by the WGEID)
or are required to care for persons with disabilities or the elderly, and victims of sexual or
gender based violence.87
transparent consultations and
operationalised soon after.
Situation during
the visit
A/HRC/33/51/Ad
d.2
ICJ
Although the Truth Commission draft is not out yet, the OMP Act under Section 11 (c) states
that the OMP shall from time to time issue rules and guidelines which may include gender
sensitive policies to be followed by all staff of the OMP relating to the exercise, performance
and discharge of its powers, duties and functions.
The Office for Reparations Act, under Section 2 (b) states that one of the objectives of the Act
is to facilitate and implement such Policies on reparations as approved by the Cabinet of
Ministers, by the Office for Reparations, including specialized policies on public education,
memorialization and on children, youths, women and victims of sexual violence and persons
with disabilities.
(m) Adopt a gender and
child-rights perspective in
all policies aimed at
reparation,
truth
and
justice, based on the
standards developed by the
Working Group in its
general comments on
children and enforced
disappearances
(see
A/HRC/WGEID/98/1 and
Corr.1) and on women
affected
by
enforced
disappearances
(A/HRC/WGEID/98/2).
Government
The Reparations Act No 38 of 2018 enacted by the GoSL in October 2018,
accessible at https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/acts/gbills/english/6107.pdf
adopts a gender and child-rights perspective in granting reparations.
Objectives of the Act – Section 2(b)
-
to facilitate and implement such Policies on reparations as approved
by the Cabinet of Ministers by the Office for Reparations, including
specialized policies on public education, memorialization and on
children, youths, women and victims of sexual violence and persons
with disabilities;
Powers and Functions – Section 11(f)
-
to make rules and issue guidelines from time to time which shall
include gender and child responsive policies, to be followed by the
staff of the Office for Reparations relating to the exercise and
performance of its powers and functions;
Formulation of Policies on Reparations - Section 12(b)
87
OMP Interim Report, above n 2, para 46.
While welcoming provisions in
the Reparations Act related to
gender and child responsive
policies, the Working Group
notes that the Office for
Reparations has only recently
been operationalized and there is
no information available on the
planned policies in this regard.
The Working Group hopes that
this Office can promptly begin
work to implement this and other
relevant recommendations.
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Recommendations
A/HRC/33/51/Add.2
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