Tamil Perspectives on Sri Lanka’s Independent Prosecutors Office (IPO) — Accountability, Transitional Justice, and the Shadow of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) Advocacy Report: August 13, 2025 Introduction In 2025, the Sri Lankan government announced the creation of an Independent Prosecutors' Office (IPO), portraying it as a landmark step towards ending impunity for alleged war crimes and major human rights violations, particularly those committed during the civil war and its aftermath. For Sri Lanka’s Tamil communities—long marginalized and aggrieved by state responses to wartime abuses—this move has sparked sharp debate. Many Tamils perceive the IPO as an iteration of past mechanisms such as the Office on Missing Persons (OMP): institutions hailed internationally as progress, but domestically haunted by accusations of inertia, tokenism, and lack of genuine accountability. This advocacy report examines the context, design, and reception of the IPO, evaluating whet...

  📰 UN Human Rights Report Exposes Grave Violations and Persistent Impunity in Sri Lanka’s Civil War Legacy Geneva, August 2025 — A comprehensive and damning report released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has shed new light on the scale and severity of international crimes and gross human rights violations committed during Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil war. The report underscores the Sri Lankan Government’s continued failure to acknowledge State responsibility and the role of its military and security forces in these atrocities, raising urgent concerns about entrenched impunity and the erosion of justice. ⚖️ Widespread Violations and International Crimes The OHCHR report identifies a range of serious violations, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed during the conflict. Despite repeated calls for truth, justice, and reparations, the Sri Lankan Government has resisted acknowledging these crimes or initiating...