Making a statement at the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Core Group on Sri Lanka called on the government to "address the suffering caused by enforced disappearances" following a report by the UN High Commissioner.
In their statement to the UN, the Core Group, made up of Canada, Malawi, Montenegro, North Macedonia, the United Kingdom and the United States, called on Sri Lanka to take on the recommendations from the report which highlighted that the risk of future enforced disappearances remains today as Sri Lanka has failed to “tackle structural weaknesses and to undertake necessary reform.”
The Core Group urged the Sri Lankan government to "ensure that transitional justice mechanisms are independent, inclusive, impartial, transparent, and meet the expectations of affected communities." The current Sri Lankan government announced that it would establish a Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation to reportedly investigate atrocities that occurred during the armed conflict.
However, Tamil victim survivors and the families of the disappeared have expressed their lack of confidence in domestic mechanisms as previous commissions have failed to provide meaningful accountability.
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