The Office of Missing Persons - Interim Report
The first interim report of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) submitted to Government of Sri Lanka on Wednesday 5th September, 2018. The report contains the interim recommendations for securing truth, justice and memorialisation.
Download: Interim report of the Office on Missing Persons [pdf: 308kb] - Published: August 2018
Matale Mass Grave: Forensic Archaeology Report
The Forensic Archaeology report was submitted by Professor Raj Somadeva, Professor in Archaeology & Consultant Field Archaeologist at Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, Sri Lanka to the Matale Magistrate in March 2013. The report summarises the observations and conclusions of the forensic archaeological examination carried out by him following the discovery of 154 skeletal remains at the Hospital premises in Matale.
Download: Human Skeletal Remains Found at the District General Hospital Premises in Matale [pdf: 7.17MB] - Published: March 2013
'Habeas Corpus in Sri Lanka: A study by Law & Society Trust
The writ of habeas corpus remains one of the cornerstones of ensuring the liberty of persons and is a crucial antecedent to the right of judicial review of an enforced disappearance. This study examines the efficacy of habeas corpus remedy in the context of arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka.
Download: Habeas Corpus in Sri Lanka [pdf: 6,40MB] - Published: January 2011
