The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) , appointed by the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to probe the three-decade long armed conflict with the Tamil Tiger terrorists, is to hand over its final report to the President tomorrow.
Sri Lankan President will make the much-awaited report of the Commission public, the government said recently.
The President in a recent interview to Indian media said his government will take actions without shielding anyone if the LLRC appointed by him finds any human rights violations during the war that ended in May 2009.
President Rajapaksa appointed the LLRC in May 2010 to probe the last seven years of the conflict and recommend measures to reconcile the communities affected by the war and prevent recurrence of conflicts in the future in order to bring lasting peace to the country.
The eight-member Commission commenced its sessions last year and has recorded thousands of oral and written submissions from a cross section of society on the period between 2002 and 2009.
The LLRC held its first sittings on August 11, 2010. In November 2010, the President extended its mandate till May 15, 2011. The Commission wrapped up its work on November 15, 2011.
During the hearings conducted in Colombo and field locations in the Northern and Eastern provinces, the LLRC recorded testimonies from over 1,000 people from all walks of life including military personnel, general public, war victims, scholars, religious leaders and civil society leaders. In addition, the Commission received over 5,000 written submissions.
The Commission has decided to hand over the audio tapes and the relevant documents gathered during its 57 sessions to the National Archives, the state-run ITN TV reported.
During its investigations the Commission, chaired by the former Attorney General Chitta Ranjan de Silva, made recommendations to be taken with regard to detention of suspects, land issues, law and order, administrative and language issues and the socio-economic and livelihood issues.
The government appointed an Inter-Agency Committee headed by the Attorney General of Sri Lanka to facilitate the implementation of the recommendations made by the LLRC during its inquiry.
International human rights organizations Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch have questioned the credibility of the Commission saying that Sri Lankan government's inquiry into the country's civil war is fundamentally flawed and provides no accountability for atrocities.
The LLRC has invited the AI and the other human right watchdogs, the International Crisis Group (ICG) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) to come before it but they turned down the invitation.
The United States recently said that it has high expectations for the LLRC report and noted that the report will be of 'highest quality'.
The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. traveled to Sri Lanka in early September to ensure the Commission's work is thorough and credible.
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Sri Lankan President will make the much-awaited report of the Commission public, the government said recently.
The President in a recent interview to Indian media said his government will take actions without shielding anyone if the LLRC appointed by him finds any human rights violations during the war that ended in May 2009.
President Rajapaksa appointed the LLRC in May 2010 to probe the last seven years of the conflict and recommend measures to reconcile the communities affected by the war and prevent recurrence of conflicts in the future in order to bring lasting peace to the country.
The eight-member Commission commenced its sessions last year and has recorded thousands of oral and written submissions from a cross section of society on the period between 2002 and 2009.
The LLRC held its first sittings on August 11, 2010. In November 2010, the President extended its mandate till May 15, 2011. The Commission wrapped up its work on November 15, 2011.
During the hearings conducted in Colombo and field locations in the Northern and Eastern provinces, the LLRC recorded testimonies from over 1,000 people from all walks of life including military personnel, general public, war victims, scholars, religious leaders and civil society leaders. In addition, the Commission received over 5,000 written submissions.
The Commission has decided to hand over the audio tapes and the relevant documents gathered during its 57 sessions to the National Archives, the state-run ITN TV reported.
During its investigations the Commission, chaired by the former Attorney General Chitta Ranjan de Silva, made recommendations to be taken with regard to detention of suspects, land issues, law and order, administrative and language issues and the socio-economic and livelihood issues.
The government appointed an Inter-Agency Committee headed by the Attorney General of Sri Lanka to facilitate the implementation of the recommendations made by the LLRC during its inquiry.
International human rights organizations Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch have questioned the credibility of the Commission saying that Sri Lankan government's inquiry into the country's civil war is fundamentally flawed and provides no accountability for atrocities.
The LLRC has invited the AI and the other human right watchdogs, the International Crisis Group (ICG) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) to come before it but they turned down the invitation.
The United States recently said that it has high expectations for the LLRC report and noted that the report will be of 'highest quality'.
The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake, Jr. traveled to Sri Lanka in early September to ensure the Commission's work is thorough and credible.
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