9 January – The
Sri Lanka Army releases over 700 ex-
LTTE members after a rehabilitation program.[1][2]
12 January – President
Mahinda Rajapaksa announces that
Tamils will be given greater say in matters of governance, proposing power sharing agreements.[3][4]
22 January – The home of an opposition activist is bombed in
Colombo.[5][6]
31 May – Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, calls upon the
Government of Sri Lanka to establish an independent international accountability mechanism to address the serious concerns which arose during the
final stages of theSri Lankan Civil War in 2009 at the opening of the fourteenth regular session of the Human Rights Council.[13]
9 January – The
Sri Lanka Army releases over 700 ex-
LTTE members after a rehabilitation program.[1][2]
12 January – President
Mahinda Rajapaksa announces that
Tamils will be given greater say in matters of governance, proposing power sharing agreements.[3][4]
22 January – The home of an opposition activist is bombed in
Colombo.[5][6]
31 May – Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, calls upon the
Government of Sri Lanka to establish an independent international accountability mechanism to address the serious concerns which arose during the
final stages of theSri Lankan Civil War in 2009 at the opening of the fourteenth regular session of the Human Rights Council.[13]