DMK leader M Karunanidhi called on the Indian government to back a fully international mechanism to investigate and prosecute for mass atrocities committed during the final stages of Sri Lanka’s armed conflict.

“A domestic investigation will not be impartial and a probe by the accused into the crimes will turn justice into a mockery,” said the DMK chief. “The Indian government should voice its support for an independent, credible and international investigation and introduce a resolution for it in the United Nations Human Rights Council”.

His comments come after India’s Ministry of External Affairs said it hoped for justice in Sri Lanka and remained hopeful that a resolution would pass with the consent of the Sri Lankan government at the UN Human Rights Council later this week.

The Sri Lankan police have announced the construction of a new checkpoint in Jaffna town.

The new checkpoint will be constructed by the main bust station and will function 24 hours a day, manned by officers from the crime branch, road traffic and the sub inspector.

It will be functioning from Tuesday September 29th, with Fredrick Woodler Headquarters Inspector (HQI) of Jaffna saying crime, including theft and robbery, had increased in the town.

Children of Tamil political prisoners held a protest on Monday in Cheddikulam demanding the release of their parents.

A 20 year old woman has been reported missing in Mannar. Kalaivani, from the Uyilankulam region of Mannar has not been seen for eleven days, her mother, Pusparani Jayakumar said.

Speaking to media on Monday, Ms Jayakumar wept as she spoke about her daughter’s disappearance.

Kalaivani went to Mannar by bus on the morning of July 17th at 7.45 am, to go to work at a private telecom company in Mannar town. She never returned home.

Urging UN member states to remain vigilant to ensure the consensus resolution on Sri Lanka is implemented, the NGO, Pasumai Thaayagam said they awaited “meaningful and credible implementation to gauge progress by Sri Lanka”.

Addressing the UN Human Rights Council’s 30th session on Monday, Pasumai Thaayagam called on all states to “actively assist Sri Lanka in setting up an accountability process”.

“The resolution is founded on the new government's said commitments to pursue justice. Tamil victims on the ground and in diaspora await meaningful and credible implementation to gauge progress by Sri Lanka. We expect to see significant international involvement in the justice process. As the High Commissioner said, "for accountability to be achieved in Sri Lanka, it will require more than a domestic mechanism.”

The Sri Lankan prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, is to hold talks in Japan with his counterpart, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reports The Japan Times.

The meeting is likely to take place on October 5, the paper reported.

Prime Minister Abe is also to hold talks with the French and Turkish prime ministers.

The Global Tamil Forum cautiously welcomed the tabled UN Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka, stating that it is of the view it will lead to “a credible accountability process with substantial international involvement”.

“The GTF has consistently called for an international accountability mechanism, and though the tabled resolution falls short, still we view that the proposed resolution can lead to a credible accountability process with substantial international involvement,” said the GTF.

“We note that implementing the resolution and the recommendations of the OISL report of the High Commissioner will be the real test of progress, and not merely words,” it added. “Victims of Sri Lanka’s brutality have heard far too many words, and now deserve credible actions.”

See the full text of the statement below

Australia has co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution calling for accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sri Lanka during the end of the armed conflict, reports AAP.

In a statement on Sunday, the foreign minister Julie Bishop said that if the resolution is implemented effectively it “would provide Sri Lanka a platform to heal the wounds of war crimes committed during the nation's civil conflict”.