Sri Lanka will review the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution that it co-sponsored in 2015, Colombo Gazette reported. 

Newly appointed Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena, said that the new government will review Resolution 30/1 entitled ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka.’ 

Students at the University of Jaffna marked the birthday of LTTE leader Veluppillai Prabhakaran in secret at midnight.

Sri Lankan police questioned the management of a Vavuniya-based Tamil newspaper and demanded details of all reporters be handed over, allegedly responding to an anonymous complaint about the publication of LTTE-related photographs in the paper.

The Sri Lankan army continued with its militarisation of the North-East, by organising a seminar for students in Muttur last week.

The seminar was reportedly a part of the military’s ongoing ‘community project’.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka (AmCham) released a statement this week, calling for a continued strengthening of trade relations between the United States and Sri Lanka, following the election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as president.

"It is our sincere hope that this new chapter in Sri Lankan history will continue to grow the already prosperous relationship between the United States and Sri Lanka,” said AmCham.

DMK leader M K Stalin called on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to press Sri Lankan leaders on the issue of Eelam Tamils, stating that the issue needs to be “seriously” acted on.

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed defence secretary vowed to push ahead with Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s election pledge of freeing imprisoned Sri Lankan soldiers, as he slammed efforts to prosecute those who committed human rights abuses.

Photographs from across the North-East displaying Tamil culture and the nation’s history of resistance and remembrance were showcased at the Jaffna Photography Festival this weekend.

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko Gopalaswamy has urged for support from the Indian Government to maintain diplomacy and protect the interests of the Tamil population of Sri Lanka, as he called for protests ahead of newly appointed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit to India.

^{Plainclothes Sri Lankan security officers in Mullivaikaal earlier today}

The Sri Lankan security forces have threatened Tamils who have helped organise activities across the North-East ahead of Maaveerar Naal next week.

Tamils in the North-East have continued preparing for Maaveerar Naal on November 27, despite threats and intimidation from Sri Lankan police and security forces.

In its election manifesto unveiled Sunday, Britain’s Conservative Party emphasised its continued backing for “international initiatives” for reconciliation, stability and justice “across the world” and in “former and current conflict zones”, singling out the situations of divided states in Cyprus, Sri Lanka and the Middle East.

Tamil language signboards have reportedly been vandalised by unidentified persons across Sri Lanka, just days after Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as president.