Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is to receive a copy of a United Nations report into mass atrocities committed during the final stages of the armed conflict, which saw tens of thousands of Tamil civilians killed, according to the Daily News.
Quoting diplomatic sources, it was reported that Mr Sirisena receiving the report will coincide with the visit of US Assistant State Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal.
The report is expected to state that tens of thousands of Tamil civilians died predominantly due to the actions of the Sri Lankan government forces. The report was initially due to be released in March of this year, but was delayed until September.
At the time of the delay, which the Sri Lankan government celebrated as a diplomatic success, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein spoke directly to the victims and gave his “personal, absolute and unshakable commitment that the report will be published by September."
“I want this report to have the maximum possible impact in ensuring a genuine and credible process of accountability and reconciliation in which the rights of victims to truth, justice and reparations are finally respected,” he had said.
See more of his comments here.
Quoting diplomatic sources, it was reported that Mr Sirisena receiving the report will coincide with the visit of US Assistant State Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal.
The report is expected to state that tens of thousands of Tamil civilians died predominantly due to the actions of the Sri Lankan government forces. The report was initially due to be released in March of this year, but was delayed until September.
At the time of the delay, which the Sri Lankan government celebrated as a diplomatic success, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein spoke directly to the victims and gave his “personal, absolute and unshakable commitment that the report will be published by September."
“I want this report to have the maximum possible impact in ensuring a genuine and credible process of accountability and reconciliation in which the rights of victims to truth, justice and reparations are finally respected,” he had said.
See more of his comments here.