The Presidential Commission to Investigate into Complaints regarding Missing Persons”
known as the Paranagama Commission, was appointed in August 2013. The scope of
the Commission’s mandate was expanded into a second mandate by Gazette
notification on 15 July 2014, to address the facts and circumstances
surrounding civilian loss of life and the question of the responsibility of any
individual, group or institution for violations of international law during the conflict
that ended in May 2009.
The Commission consisted of Maxwell P. Paranagama (Chairman), Manohari Ramanathan and Suranjana Vidyaratne, Director
General of Census and Statistics. There was a
Legal Advisory Council comprising a team of international legal and military experts,
Posted on June 28th, 2021
KAMALIKA PIERIS
The War
crimes’ charge, with its wild claims of excessive deaths needed international
support. Therefore Eelamists pushed for ‘impartial’ reports on Eelam War IV
(2006-2009).The result was four reports which discussed the war crimes of Eelam
War IV.
They are
Report of
the Secretary-General’s Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka (Darusman report), March 2011
the Commission of Inquiry on Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation, (LLRC report) November 2011
The Report on the second mandate of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry Into complaints of abductions
and disappearances (Paranagama
report) August 2015.
Report of the OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lanka (OISL report) September 2015.