In a statement published on Thursday, Human Rights Watch criticised the Sri Lankan governments failure to meet its promises on accountability. 

"To heal, there needs to be communication, understanding, and above all a sense of righting wrongs. In this, Sri Lanka’s Government is faltering, despite promises to its own people, as well as to the international community," the statement read. 

Sri Lanka's Joint Opposition accused the government of lying to the public when the foreign minister said that the Convention for Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances would not have a retrospective effect. 

The implementation of the Office of Missing Persons is unlikely as the idea was created simply to pacify he UN Human Rights Council, the Northern Chief Minister told the Canadian High Commissioner on Tuesday.

Seven Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by Sri Lanka’s Navy on Wednesday announced the fisheries ministry.

The Assistant Director of Fisheries said two boats used by the fisher men had been confiscated.

The latest series of arrests, are the third this month, amidst heightening tensions between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka over the plight of Indian fishermen.

Ben Emmerson, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, met with Tamil political prisoners detained under Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in Vavuniya today, as he embarked on an official visit of the island.

Mr Emmerson’s visit comes as Tamil prisoners remain detained under the PTA, despite repeated calls for their release.

Sri Lankan soldiers in Mullaitivu organised a workshop on International Humanitarian Law at their military headquarters this week.

Troops from the 57 Division of the Sri Lankan army renovated parts of a Buddhist vihara in Kilinochchi last week, according to a report on the official army website.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesignhe reiterated to a group of Buddhist monks that both he and the president have agreed on Buddhism retaining the first and foremost place on the island, reports Reuters.

Mr Wickremesinghe was quoted as telling a group of Buddhist monks in Colombo,

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to provide Sri Lanka with US $4 billion of assistance over four years reports Lanka Business Online. 

The new scheme would see Sri Lanka receive between US $0.8 billion and US $1 billion per annum from 2014-2018.

Sri Lanka will receive US $ 1.34 billion of financial and technical assistance from the World bank over a 3 year period reports Colombo Page.

The announcement was made during a meeting between the World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka and Maldives Dr Idah Z Pswarayi-Riddihough and the Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan minister Mangala Samaraweera said a proposed bill on enforced disappearances will not look at past cases of disappearances on the island and will “have only prospective effect”.

In a statement on the International Covenant on Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which has faced criticism from forces loyal to former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mr Samaraweera attempted to assuage opposition fears.

Tamil National Alliance MP MA Sumathniran said the police officers involved in the shooting must be punished for acting beyond the law.

Speaking to press in Jaffna today, Mr Sumanthiran said that although police must enforce law, they could not act above the law and shoot people dead.

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A Sri Lankan police sergeant has been arrested for robbing a Chinese woman in Wellawatta last month, along side two others. 

Rs 15 million are believed to have been stolen from the woman. 

The sergeant, who is understood to be with Gampaha police station, is to be produced before court today, the Daily Mirror reported. 

Tamil Nadu's fisheries minister, D Jayakumar condemned the fishing law passed in Sri Lanka last week and said the state would reject it. 

“We will not accept the legislation," The Hindu quoted him as saying. 

The minister also asserted that the only solution to the fishing crisis between the two countries was to "retrieve Katchatheevu" from Sri Lanka.