US blacklists Sri Lanka governor over war killings
Source: Yahoo News
The United States said Wednesday it would refuse visas on human rights grounds to a Sri Lankan provincial governor who had been charged with killings during the island's long civil war.
A Sri Lankan investigation accused former navy chief Wasantha Karannagoda, among others, of abducting teenage children of wealthy families and killing them after extorting money.
"The United States reaffirms its commitment to upholding human rights, ending impunity for human rights violators, acknowledging the suffering of victims and survivors and promoting accountability for perpetrators in Sri Lanka," Blinken said in a statement.
The action on human rights comes as both the United States and India voice alarm over inroads in Sri Lanka by China, the island's biggest creditor.
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