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January - 2 
Member of Parliament (MP) Suresh Premachandran, an activist the Tamil People's Council (TPC), formed under the leadership of Chief Minister of Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran to look into the Tamil people's well-being, said it will propose
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Member of Parliament (MP) Suresh Premachandran, an activist the Tamil People's Council (TPC), formed under the leadership of Chief Minister of Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran to look into the Tamil people's well-being, said it will propose a solution to the ethnic conflict in the North before the end of January, reports Colombo Page on January 3. He said that a committee appointed by the TPC is already working on a draft and the priority of the TPC was to swiftly provide a political solution to the Tamil people in Sri Lanka. He said the proposal will be presented to the residents of the North and East for feedback.
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January - 3 
President Maithripala Sirisena in an interview has promised to provide land to settle as many as 100,000 war victims displaced by the threedecade long war within six months, reports Colombo Page on January 3. He said "It is an ambitious target,
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President Maithripala Sirisena in an interview has promised to provide land to settle as many as 100,000 war victims displaced by the threedecade long war within six months, reports Colombo Page on January 3. He said "It is an ambitious target, but I will see that all the internally displaced people are given land to build homes. This is an unacceptable situation. I want to end this problem once and for all. For many people the main issue was lack of land and that is something we will resolve in the next six months."
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January - 3 
President Maithripala Sirisena in an interview on January 3 said that Government would not act in haste for setting up a special court on allegations of violations of human rights in the last stages of the civil war, reports Colombo Page. Answering q
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President Maithripala Sirisena in an interview on January 3 said that Government would not act in haste for setting up a special court on allegations of violations of human rights in the last stages of the civil war, reports Colombo Page. Answering questions on the status of implementation of a resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in October on accountability, Mr. Sirisena, replied “What should be done first was to evaluate what had happened during the war. Only after ascertaining the situation would subsequent steps become necessary. We have not been ordered to do anything. The government would do whatever is necessary. The implementation should be a collective exercise.”
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January - 5 
Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Borge Brende will visit Sri Lanka this week in a bid to reestablish political contact, his office said on January 5, almost 10 years after Oslo failed in a bid to mediate in the island’s civil war, re
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Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Borge Brende will visit Sri Lanka this week in a bid to reestablish political contact, his office said on January 5, almost 10 years after Oslo failed in a bid to mediate in the island’s civil war, reports Colombo Gazette. Borge Brende’s visit, which begins on janury 7, will be the first by a Norwegian minister to Sri Lanka since 2006, the foreign ministry said in a statement. “The aim of the visit to Colombo is to reestablish political contact with Sri Lanka,” Brende said, adding “The recent political developments in the country in the past year have made this possible.” In the early 2000s, Norway mediated between the Sri Lankan Government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), but a 2002 ceasefire didn’t last. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was in power from 2005 to 2015, had questioned Norway’s neutrality and quashed the guerrilla in 2009.
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January - 6 
Ministry of Defense in the statement on January 6 said that the security forces and intelligence agencies were on full alert on the possibility of any groups having links with the Islamic State (IS) or emergence of IS in the country, reports Colombo
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Ministry of Defense in the statement on January 6 said that the security forces and intelligence agencies were on full alert on the possibility of any groups having links with the Islamic State (IS) or emergence of IS in the country, reports Colombo Page. The Statement said "Security forces and all intelligence wings wish to give a categorical assurance that they are on full alert to the possibilities of such links or emergence of IS groups round the clock as it is the prime responsibility of the security forces and national intelligence."
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January - 6 
President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to grant a presidential pardon to former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre Sivaraja Jenivan alias Mohommadu Sulthan Cader Mohideen who tried to assassinate him in 2006, reports Colombo Page on Ja
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President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to grant a presidential pardon to former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre Sivaraja Jenivan alias Mohommadu Sulthan Cader Mohideen who tried to assassinate him in 2006, reports Colombo Page on January 7. Sivaraja was involved in an assassination attempt on then Minister of Mahaweli Development Maithripala Sirisena in 2006. He was arrested on April 23, 2006 and sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) by Polonnaruwa High Court on July 3, 2015. Jenivan filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal against the conviction.
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January - 8 
President Maithripala Sirisena on January 8 pardoned former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre Sivaraja Jenivan alias Mohommadu Sulthan Cader Mohideen who tried to assassinate him in 2006, reports Colombo Page. Jenivan, a resident of the K
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President Maithripala Sirisena on January 8 pardoned former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre Sivaraja Jenivan alias Mohommadu Sulthan Cader Mohideen who tried to assassinate him in 2006, reports Colombo Page. Jenivan, a resident of the Koviladi area in Jaffna District was arrested on April 23, 2006. He was sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) by Polonnaruwa High Court on July 3, 2015.
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January - 9 
Army Commander Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva speaking to media in Kandy city of Kandy District on January 9 said that there will be no threat to national security, reports Colombo Page. He said that on the instructions of President Maithripa
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Army Commander Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva speaking to media in Kandy city of Kandy District on January 9 said that there will be no threat to national security, reports Colombo Page. He said that on the instructions of President Maithripala Sirisena maximum attention has been paid to the national security and there is no room for terrorism to raise its head once again in the country. The Commander also gave an assurance that he would do everything possible for the welfare of all disabled War Heroes and family members of fallen ones.
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January - 9 
Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe on January 9 presented in Parliament a resolution for the appointment of the Constitutional Assembly for formulating a new Constitution for Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The Resolution for the appointment o
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Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe on January 9 presented in Parliament a resolution for the appointment of the Constitutional Assembly for formulating a new Constitution for Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The Resolution for the appointment of the Constitutional Assembly presented by the PM moved in the House at a special session and thereafter the House adjourned until January 12, 2016. The Resolution, proposes establishing a Committee of Parliament referred to as the 'Constitutional Assembly' which shall consist of all Members of Parliament, for the purpose of deliberating, and seeking the views and advice of the People, on a new Constitution for Sri Lanka, and preparing a draft of a Constitution Bill for the consideration of Parliament in the exercise of its powers under Article 75 of the Constitution.Meanwhile, President Maithripala Sirisena January 9 while addressing the Parliament stressed that the country's Constitution needs to be changed to suit the present era for the development of the country, reports Colombo Page. He said “Sri Lanka must draft a constitution which fulfills the needs to eliminate poverty and to achieve prosperity through economic development and to strengthen unity among all ethnic and religious groups. The constitution must be flexible and it must evolve to reflect the timely needs and the aspirations of the people and to be compatible with the changing cultures to suit the era."
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January - 10 
Separately, Senior Minister and Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella at a media briefing on January 10 said that the Government is looking towards compiling a Constitution with a basic structure that cannot be changed forever, reports Daily Mirror.
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Separately, Senior Minister and Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella at a media briefing on January 10 said that the Government is looking towards compiling a Constitution with a basic structure that cannot be changed forever, reports Daily Mirror. He said that the intention of the Government is to compile a Constitution with a basic structure that cannot be amended even if all 225 members of Parliament vote in favour of such a change.
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January - 11 
In the meantime, Minister Susil Premajayantha at a media conference at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) office on January 11 said that the nine-point amendment presented by them on the resolution to convert Parliament into a Constitutional Assembly
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In the meantime, Minister Susil Premajayantha at a media conference at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) office on January 11 said that the nine-point amendment presented by them on the resolution to convert Parliament into a Constitutional Assembly was accepted by the United National Party (UNP) and the resolution was likely to be passed in Parliament on January 12, reports Daily Mirror
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January - 12 
Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development Eran Wickramaratne briefing a media conference held on January 12 at United National Party (UNP) party headquarters at Sirikotha in Colombo said that all political parties can contribute to prepare new
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Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development Eran Wickramaratne briefing a media conference held on January 12 at United National Party (UNP) party headquarters at Sirikotha in Colombo said that all political parties can contribute to prepare new constitution, reports Colombo Page. He said that the proposed new Constitution is not planned according to a political agenda but based on the basic requirements of the common masses and therefore the contribution from the common public will also be sought when preparing the new Constitution.
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January - 14 
Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in an informal briefing to the General Assembly on January 14 in New York highlighted Sri Lanka's smooth power transfer following the 2015 presidential elections as a triumph in 2015, reports Colombo Pa
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Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in an informal briefing to the General Assembly on January 14 in New York highlighted Sri Lanka's smooth power transfer following the 2015 presidential elections as a triumph in 2015, reports Colombo Page. The UN Secretary General said that the challenge is to defeat terrorism without defeating ourselves through counter-productive approaches that fuel the extremism. Well-calibrated, security-based counter-terrorism measures remain essential, but human rights must be at the forefront of our response, he stressed. The UN Chief expressed hope for a productive year in 2016.
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January - 15 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe while addressing the Thai Pongal National Ceremony held in the Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna District said that the Government is in the process of creating a mechanism to implement the proposals in the United Nation
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe while addressing the Thai Pongal National Ceremony held in the Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna District said that the Government is in the process of creating a mechanism to implement the proposals in the United Nations (UN) resolution to establish true reconciliation in the country, reports Colombo Page. He said that action would be taken against those who committed war crimes during the war regardless of who they were, whether Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) or Security Forces. The Government is in the process of forming a compassionate council headed by religious leaders for the task. He also said that the drafting of a new Constitution would be done in a very open and transparent manner after discussing and incorporating the views of all 225 Member of Parliaments.
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January - 16 
Intelligence agencies are on high alert on the possibility of local groups having links with the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), reports Colombo Page on January 17. Sri Lankans joining the ISIS came to light in 2015 when a 37-
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Intelligence agencies are on high alert on the possibility of local groups having links with the extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), reports Colombo Page on January 17. Sri Lankans joining the ISIS came to light in 2015 when a 37-year-old Muslim known as Abu Shuraih Saylani in the organization was killed in a United States-led coalition airstrike in an unspecified area of Syria on July 12, 2015 while fighting for the ISIS. Defence Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi on January 4 said that 36 Sri Lankans have gone to Syria with some of them having joined the ISIS.
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January - 16 
Meanwhile, the Committee of Public Representations on the Constitution (CPRC) appointed by Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe to seek public opinion on the proposed constitutional reforms will begin their first session in Colombo from January 18, r
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Meanwhile, the Committee of Public Representations on the Constitution (CPRC) appointed by Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe to seek public opinion on the proposed constitutional reforms will begin their first session in Colombo from January 18, reports Colombo Page on January 17. The first session will be held from January 18 to 22 from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. at Visumpaya, Staple Street, Colombo. The public are invited to present their proposals and opinions for the new Constitution at this session which is open for all. The committee requests from the public to provide their proposals in writing with a summary if those are presented orally.
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January - 17 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe making a statement on the proposed Constitution on January 17 said that the new Constitution in the making will not change the unitary nature of the country and the country will not be divided as some have alleged,
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe making a statement on the proposed Constitution on January 17 said that the new Constitution in the making will not change the unitary nature of the country and the country will not be divided as some have alleged, reports Colombo Page. He said that the support of the entire country will be sought to formulate the Constitution with transparency and through a referendum. Any number of proposals can be forwarded regarding the Constitutional Assembly. He added that for the first time in the world Sri Lanka will use social media to help draft the new Constitution. Social media will be used to get the opinion of the people and that everyone can express their opinions and suggestions for the new Constitution. He assured that the new Constitution will be created to meet the hopes of the people.
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January - 18 
German national Yogendran G. (53) accused of raising funds from 20072009 for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in and around Hamburg City in northern Germany went on trial on January 18, reports Daily Mirror. Prosecutors in the Hamburg cour
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German national Yogendran G. (53) accused of raising funds from 20072009 for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in and around Hamburg City in northern Germany went on trial on January 18, reports Daily Mirror. Prosecutors in the Hamburg court said that the man raised more than 81,000 Euros for combat and terrorist activities including suicide attacks by the LTTE in its campaign for a separate Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka. The accused is a German citizen since 2007. The trial is scheduled to run until March 7.
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January - 18 
President Maithripala Sirisena participating at the Thai Pongal ceremony held on January 18 in the Hindu College in Kalutara District sought the contribution of religious leaders to the Government's program to build peace and brotherhood, reports
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President Maithripala Sirisena participating at the Thai Pongal ceremony held on January 18 in the Hindu College in Kalutara District sought the contribution of religious leaders to the Government's program to build peace and brotherhood, reports Colombo Page. He said "Building of the peace and reconciliation among the people in the country cannot be done only through enacting laws and adopting a new constitution. It can only be done through the religious philosophy. Therefore, I request every religious leader to come forward to take forward the program commenced by the government to build the peace and brotherhood by alleviating the fear and suspicion among every community in the country.”
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January - 20 
Cabinet at its weekly meeting on January 20 approved amending the 1979 Code of Criminal Procedure Act to recognize the right of suspects arrested by the Police for legal counsel, reports Colombo Page. According to the proposal tabled by the Minister
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Cabinet at its weekly meeting on January 20 approved amending the 1979 Code of Criminal Procedure Act to recognize the right of suspects arrested by the Police for legal counsel, reports Colombo Page. According to the proposal tabled by the Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, it is considered as a basic characteristic in a fair trial that a person suspected of having committed an offence and arrested thereafter should have the right to access to an Attorney at Law. The Amendment also will provide that if the person arrested pleads that he is not possessed of the necessary resources to retain an Attorney at Law, such services to be provided by an Attorney at Law of the Legal Aid Commission.
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January - 20 
President Maithripala Sirisena at a special discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat on January 20 instructed the relevant officials to complete the resettlement of 44,015 remaining Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) in the Northern Province
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President Maithripala Sirisena at a special discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat on January 20 instructed the relevant officials to complete the resettlement of 44,015 remaining Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) in the Northern Province within six months, reports Colombo Page. The President issued instructions to the officials to complete the identification of the lands concerned within six months. The development of infrastructure in the North and other facilities for the people was also discussed at length at the meeting. According to the officials, 5732 members of 1688 displaced families are currently living in displaced camps while 38,283 members of 11,073 displaced families live with their relatives. Accordingly 44,015 displaced people would now be resettled within six months after identifying suitable land.
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January - 21 
President Maithripala Sirisena in a BBC interview on January 21 said that the international community need not worry about matters of state interest, reports Daily Mirror. He said “Foreign judges and prosecutors should not be involved in an inv
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President Maithripala Sirisena in a BBC interview on January 21 said that the international community need not worry about matters of state interest, reports Daily Mirror. He said “Foreign judges and prosecutors should not be involved in an investigation into allegations of war crimes. I believe in the judicial system and other relevant authorities in this regard. I will never agree to international involvement in this matter. We have more than enough specialists, experts and knowledgeable people in our country to solve our internal issues."
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January - 24 
President Maithripala Sirisena speaking at an event at Puthukkudiyiruppu town in the Mullaitivu District on January 24 promised to resolve unemployment issue in the North, reports Colombo Page. The President said the Government is set to launch many
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President Maithripala Sirisena speaking at an event at Puthukkudiyiruppu town in the Mullaitivu District on January 24 promised to resolve unemployment issue in the North, reports Colombo Page. The President said the Government is set to launch many new investment projects in the North where the people are struggling with unemployment and poverty. He added that many local and foreign investors have come up with investment plans for the North to help resolve the burning issue of unemployment among the youth in the North.
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January - 25 
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on January 25 called on the Sri Lankan Government to fulfill its commitments to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by ensuring that foreign judges and prosecutors play a significant role in the mandated accountab
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on January 25 called on the Sri Lankan Government to fulfill its commitments to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by ensuring that foreign judges and prosecutors play a significant role in the mandated accountability mechanism for wartime abuses, reports Colombo Page. Referring to a statement made by President Maithripala Sirisena to the BBC on January 21 that he will not agree to international involvement as Sri Lanka have more than enough specialists, experts and knowledgeable people in our country to solve our internal issues, the HRW said the consensual resolution agreed at the UNHRC in October 2015 cannot be negotiated.
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January - 25 
Meanwhile, Global Tamil Forum (GTF), the Londonbased Tamil Diaspora organization on January 25 expressed deep concern over the comments made by the Sri Lankan President regarding International Involvement on Accountability Mechanism, reports Colombo
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Meanwhile, Global Tamil Forum (GTF), the Londonbased Tamil Diaspora organization on January 25 expressed deep concern over the comments made by the Sri Lankan President regarding International Involvement on Accountability Mechanism, reports Colombo Page. The GTF said in a statement said "President Sirisena downplayed the serious findings of war crimes and Human Rights abuses by the Sri Lankan military outlined in the Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL report released on 28 September 2015), on the basis that no names were mentioned in the report ignoring the fact that this is a standard procedural matter in such investigations."
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January - 26 
Meanwhile, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) World Report 2016, although elections in Sri Lanka in January 2015 brought about momentous changes after nearly a decade of increasingly autocratic rule, the Government is yet to take significant measu
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Meanwhile, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) World Report 2016, although elections in Sri Lanka in January 2015 brought about momentous changes after nearly a decade of increasingly autocratic rule, the Government is yet to take significant measures to end the impunity for security force abuse, including Police use of torture, reports Colombo Page on January 28. The Report said that the Government also had not yet repealed the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), despite promises to do so and continued to detain people under it.
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January - 28 
Cabinet spokesperson, Minister Rajitha Senaratne at the weekly media briefing in Colombo on January 28 assured that the domestic mechanism to be instituted to investigate the alleged war crimes committed during the ethnic conflict will meet internati
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Cabinet spokesperson, Minister Rajitha Senaratne at the weekly media briefing in Colombo on January 28 assured that the domestic mechanism to be instituted to investigate the alleged war crimes committed during the ethnic conflict will meet international standards, reports Colombo Page. He said "We have more than enough specialists, experts and knowledgeable people in our country to solve our internal issues." He further said that the process will be entirely local, meaning the judges and prosecutors will be local, but the government will seek foreign assistance if local judges require international legal assistance
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January - 29 
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on January 29 expressed hope that Sri Lankan Government will abide by the commitment it made to the UNHRC when it co-sponsored the UN resolution, reports Colombo Page. Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stephane D
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on January 29 expressed hope that Sri Lankan Government will abide by the commitment it made to the UNHRC when it co-sponsored the UN resolution, reports Colombo Page. Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said “The UN Chief remains hopeful that the Sri Lankan Government stands by its commitments and fully implements the resolution
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January - 31 
President Maithripala Sirisena in an interview with the Al Jazeera news agency said that there were no allegations of war crimes at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, only allegations of human rights violations, reports Colomb
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President Maithripala Sirisena in an interview with the Al Jazeera news agency said that there were no allegations of war crimes at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, only allegations of human rights violations, reports Colombo Page. Rejected the allegations apparently contradicting key findings from a UN investigation into the country's civil war, released in September 2015, the President said "I must say very clearly there is no allegations regarding 'war crimes', there were war crimes allegations during the early stages. But at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, mainly in the proposals presented in September, there were no 'war crimes' allegations against us. They contained allegations of human rights violations only. When you consider the facts surrounding the allegations of human rights violations, we are committed as a member of the United Nations, to implementing the main points and proposals."
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*Data till , May 03, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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