Report on Sri Lanka by UN Human Rights Boss

Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka


In the present report, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights assesses the progress made by Sri Lanka in the implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 30/1 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, between October 2015 and January 2019. It identifies the challenges faced in the operationalization of the reconciliation and accountability agenda to which the Government of Sri Lanka committed under resolution 30/1. The High Commissioner calls upon the Government to demonstrate sustained commitment and leadership to move that agenda forward, and urges the Council to continue to monitor and its engagement in developments in Sri Lanka.