In this Sept. 13, 2016 photo, Sri Lanka Air Force airmen train for deployment as U.N. peacekeepers at the Institute of Peace Support Operations Training in Kukuleganga, Sri Lanka. In fact, Sri Lanka has never prosecuted a single soldier for sexual misconduct while serving in a peacekeeping mission abroad, the AP found. A culture of impunity that arose during Sri Lanka’s civil war has seeped into its peacekeeping missions. Robert O. Blake, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2009, was one of many officials who pressed the Sri Lankan government for more transparency into alleged wartime abuses. He was soon recalled to Sri Lanka, where he was later promoted to army chief of staff — the country’s second-highest military post.

Source: Washington Post May 26, 2017 04:51 UTC