Background Material

UN reports

Report of the Secretary General’s Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka [pdf: 9,4MB]

Report of the Secretary General’s Internal Review Panel on United Nations action in Sri Lanka [pdf: 1,4MB]


The UNHRC resolutions

UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka – March 2012 [pdf: 377kb]

UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka – March 2013 [pdf: 405kb]

UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka – March 2014 [pdf: 49kb]

UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka – September 2015 [pdf: 177kb]


On geo-strategic interests

Video-Interview with Sivaram Dharneratnam [Interview in English] [with German subtitles] [with Spanish subtitles] [with French subtitles] [with Russian subtitles]


On the Tamil struggle

Socialist Tamil Eelam – Political programme of the LTTE [English version – pdf: 1MB] – [Spanish version – pdf: 4,7MB]

Liberation Tigers and the Tamil Eelam liberation struggle [English version – pdf: 118MB] – [German version – pdf: 11MB]


Peace process

Interim Self Governing Authority [english – pdf: 189kb] – [German – pdf: 213kb] – Covering letter [english pdf: 74kb]

Kristian Stokke – Building the Tamil Eelam state [pdf: 200kb]

Sri Lanka monitoring Mission – Final report [pdf: 10MB]


Government of Sri Lanka

Report of the Commission of Inquiry on lessons learnt and reconciliation [pdf: 3,2MB]