Jul 6, 2016
The ‘Presidential Commission to Investigate Complaints Regarding Missing Persons’, otherwise known as the ‘Paranagama Commission’ or the ‘PCICMP’, was an unusual body which has taken at least three different forms since its establishment by President Rajapaksa in...
Dec 10, 2015
Since the extension of its mandate by President Rajapaksa in August 2014, the Presidential Commission on Missing Persons – the ‘Paranagama Commission’ – has been the principal mechanism through which the Sri Lankan government has sought to investigate (if only...
Aug 28, 2015
Dear Sir/madam, I write with response to your article “UNHRC process needs open minded approach” of the 26th of August 2015. It is our position not to comment on the investigation into Sir Desmond de Silva’s conduct while it is ongoing other than to...
Dec 19, 2014
In March of this year, the Human Rights Council passed a resolution mandating the Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) to undertake a comprehensive investigation into alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights in Sri Lanka between 2002...
