Geneva/Colombo, 11 April 2015
I would like to thank the Government of Sri Lanka for the invitation extended to undertake a visit to the country from 30 March to 3 April 2015. In the course of the visit, I was able to meet with high-level Government officials at central and provincial levels, members of the judiciary, civil society organizations, political parties, religious leaders, and victims. I travelled to both the North and the Eastern Provinces, including Batticaloa, Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Vavuniya. I am grateful to the Government for the collaboration during the visit, and to everyone who met with me. I also wish to express my gratitude to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and to the United Nations office in Sri Lanka for their support and assistance.
