The Sri Lanka Core Group at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has once again extended diplomatic goodwill towards Colombo, welcoming a series of superficial measures while Sri Lanka continues to reject international accountability and refuses to prosecute a single war criminal.

Addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Sri Lankan government under Anura Kumara Dissanayake has categorically rejected several UN resolutions on accountability, reaffirming its refusal to engage with international mechanisms investigating war crimes and human rights violations.

The Kurdish armed group the PKK has declared a ceasefire following calls from its imprisoned leader and founder, Abdullah Öcalan last month.

The hearings regarding the Kokkuthoduvai mass grave continued at the Mullaitivu Magistrate’s Court on 27 February 2025, as forensic reports shed further light on the remains discovered at the site. 

Jaffna MP Archchuna Ramanathan highlighted the racist double standards in how Tamil and Sinhala leaders are treated and condemned the ongoing political manipulation of ethnic tensions on the island, in a speech to parliament last week.

Tamil National People’s Front MP, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, has told Sri Lanka's Parliament that he will continue voting against the budget until a fair solution for the Tamil people has been settled.

Queues formed at petrol stations across the island on Friday and over the weekend, after a sudden surge in demand was triggered by the decision of the Fuel Distributors’ Association to halt fuel orders, leading to concerns of a possible fuel shortage. Motorists rushed to filling stations, while stations began to ration the supply.