{"id":1859,"date":"2022-04-02T12:53:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T12:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icppg.org\/?page_id=1859"},"modified":"2022-04-03T08:11:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T08:11:34","slug":"sanction-shavendra-silva-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icppg.org\/index.php\/sanction-shavendra-silva-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanction Shavendra Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-kc-equalheight=\"true\" data-kc-equalheight-align=\"middle\" class=\"kc-elm kc-css-88546 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-306997 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\t\t\t<section id=\"cd-timeline\" class=\"cd-container timeline-express\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block april 12 2021 announcement-1854\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/index.php\/announcement\/50-page-dossier-submitted-by-itjp\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#a52639;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-ban\" title=\"50-page dossier submitted by ITJP\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t50-page dossier submitted by ITJP\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"timeline-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 12, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t<img width=\"225\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Unknown-225x120.png\" class=\"announcement-banner-image\" alt=\"50-page dossier submitted by ITJP\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The International Truth and Justice Project has compiled a 50-page dossier which it has submitted to the Sanctions Department of the UK\u2019s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office on General Shavendra Silva in April 2021.\u00a0 https:\/\/itjpsl.com\/assets\/Final-english-press-release-shavendra-magnitsky.pdf<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/index.php\/announcement\/50-page-dossier-submitted-by-itjp\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block april 30 2021 announcement-1856\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/index.php\/announcement\/signature-campaign-started-by-icppg\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#841e36;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-paint-brush\" title=\"Signature Campaign started by ICPPG\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tSignature Campaign started by ICPPG\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"timeline-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 30, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t<img width=\"350\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Sanction-Shavendra-Silva-350x120.jpg\" class=\"announcement-banner-image\" alt=\"Signature Campaign started by ICPPG\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The International Centre for Prevention and Prosecution of Genocide (ICPPG) started the signature campaign (Time for the UK to sanction Sri Lanka\u2019s Army commander, war criminal Shavendra Silva) to Sanctions Department Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office (FCDO) on 30th April 2021. https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/time-for-the-uk-to-sanction-sri-lanka-s-army-commander-war-criminal-shavendra-silva<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/index.php\/announcement\/signature-campaign-started-by-icppg\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 01 2021 announcement-1867\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/index.php\/announcement\/letter-submitted-to-fcdo-by-icppg\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#8c2042;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-envelope-open\" title=\"Report submitted to FCDO by ICPPG\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tReport submitted to FCDO by ICPPG\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"timeline-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 1, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t<img width=\"105\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/logo.jpg\" class=\"announcement-banner-image\" alt=\"Report submitted to FCDO by ICPPG\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Similarly, on 1st May 2021, the International Centre for Prevention and Prosecution of Genocide (ICPPG), another Human Rights Organization submitted a report based on the testimonies of more than 100 people who had been tortured recently in Sri Lanka since Shavendra Silva assumed duty as the commander of the army and demanded that Shavendra Silva be banned by the British government for his involvement in on going torture and sexual violence. https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ICPPG-Letter-to-FCDO-Sanction-SHAVENDRA-SILVA-01.05.2021.pdf<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/index.php\/announcement\/letter-submitted-to-fcdo-by-icppg\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 18 2021 announcement-1868\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/index.php\/announcement\/hon-mclaughlin-anne-mp-tabled-an-early-day-motion-edm-64\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#96224f;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-paint-brush\" title=\"Hon. McLaughlin Anne MP tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM 64)\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tHon. McLaughlin Anne MP tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM 64)\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"timeline-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 18, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t<img width=\"350\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-03-at-09.02.03-350x120.png\" class=\"announcement-banner-image\" alt=\"Hon. McLaughlin Anne MP tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM 64)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>On 18th May 2021, Hon. 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