Sri Lanka's Office on Missing Persons (OMP) is to begin meeting with families of the disappeared from next month, with the first meeting taking place in Mannar.
"The OMP will from May onwards visit different places to speak to families of the missing and disappeared to share our plans and obtain their views on how we should proceed. First meetings in Mannar on 12th May," Saliya Pieris, the chairman of the OMP tweeted yesterday.
Tamil civil society groups have repeatedly raised concerns over the OMP's lack of sufficient consultations during its formation and its failure to meet the demands of the families of the disappeared across the North-East who have been protesting for over 1 year on the issue.
The OMP officially commenced its duties on February 28 after its commissioners were appointed by the Sri Lankan president.
