On paper the vision was grand but fleeting. The promise to set up a hybrid court was quickly abandoned and the victims’ consultation report disowned by the government. A disappearance commission was established but without the necessary legal power and authority to hold anyone accountable – amazing in a country with the world’s second largest disappearance caseload. (Some of the politicians put in charge of the cabinet committee for implementation themselves had denied that disappearances took place). There is still no Truth Commission or reparations body, and crucially no credible witness protection for those who might testify against the security forces. The emblematic cases taken up by the Attorney General mainly focus on Sinhalese

On paper the vision was grand but fleeting. The promise to set up a hybrid court was quickly abandoned and the victims’ consultation report disowned by the government. A disappearance commission was established but without the necessary legal power and authority to hold anyone accountable – amazing in a country with the world’s second largest disappearance caseload. (Some of the politicians put in charge of the cabinet committee for implementation themselves had denied that disappearances took place). There is still no Truth Commission or reparations body, and crucially no credible witness protection for those who might testify against the security forces. The emblematic cases taken up by the Attorney General mainly focus on Sinhalese