Sri Lanka to remove security forces from civil administration

The Sri Lankan government says the government surety forces will continue to be deployed throughout the island including the Northern and Eastern Provinces to provide security but they will be removed from all aspects of community life. Sri Lanka's Leader of the House and Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management made this statement yesterday during his presentation of the report of the Lessons Learnt and reconciliation Commission (LLRC) to the House.

Sri Lanka not in a hurry to make reconciliation commission report public

Sri Lanka is not in a hurry to make the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) and the report will be presented in the parliament after the President carefully reviews it, a government minister said today.

Sri Lanka Reconciliation Commission not to comment on Panel report's references to it

Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has decided not to make any statement with regard to references made about it in the report by the panel of experts appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's Reconciliation commission concludes its public sittings

Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has said that it has concluded its public sittings.

Sri Lanka says US Senate Resolution overlooked the capacity and track record of Reconciliation Commission

The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by the President of Sri Lanka to probe the events and violations of humanitarian laws during the final stages of war has a wide ranging mandate including the capacity to consider any evidence indicating violations of international humanitarian or human rights laws, the government said today.

Sri Lanka reconciliation commission to end public hearings this week

Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to end its public sittings this week.

Sri Lanka's reconciliation commission to hand over final report to the President in May

Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) is expected to submit its final report to President Mahinda Rajapaksa in May.

Sri Lanka's Reconciliation Commission holds public sittings in northwestern districts

Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) is holding field visits this weekend in the Northwestern part of the country.

LLRC will not meet UN Panel outside Sri Lanka

The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has no expectation to meet the UN Secretary General’s Panel outside the country.

UN says Expert Panel on Sri Lanka has a broader plan than just meeting LLRC

The Panel of Experts appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to investigate accountability in the last stages of Sri Lanka's bloody conflict has a broader plan of work than just meeting the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by the Sri Lankan President, the Secretary-General's Spokesman said Thursday.

Sri Lankan government to keep family members informed of detainees' whereabouts

The Sri Lankan government will take measures to keep the family members of the detainees informed of their whereabouts using all available communication methods in the country, the government announced.

Sri Lanka reconciliation commission allocated funds to continue work till May next year

The Sri Lankan government has allocated Rs 18 million for the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to report on the lessons to be learnt from the events during the last seven years of the war.

Sri Lanka's reconciliation commission to hold public hearings in Trincomalee

Giving the opportunity for the conflict-affected people in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka to present their accounts of war, the commission probing the events that took place during the final stages of war will hold their public sessions in Trincomalee next month.

Sri Lanka's reconciliation commission extends date for written representations until December 31

Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has extended its time period to accept written representations from public until Dec 31, 2010, the government announced.

Sri Lanka extends mandate of Reconciliation Commission by six months

According to the instructions issued by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka extended the mandate of reconciliation commission by six months today.