The Sri Lankan Attorney General Palitha Fernando has claimed that several high-profile human rights violations will be investigated and concluded by the end of the year.
Officials told local media that those responsible for the killings of 5 students in Trincomalee and the executions of 17 aid workers of Action Contra Faim, will be brought to justice soon, said Additional Solicitor General Suhada Gamlath.
Organisations such as Amnesty International, have taken up these cases and pushed for a full investigation of the killings.
The US has pointed out these specific cases for the upcoming Universal Periodic Review of Sri Lanka in the UN Human Rights Council.
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