UN gives Sri Lanka six-month extension on war crimes report Tuesday Feb 17,2015

After Sri Lanka’s newly-elected government sought more time to complete its internal probe into the alleged war crimes committed during the nation’s civil war, the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday Feb 17,2015 extended the deadline for release of the report by six months.

The report, which was earlier scheduled to be released on March 25,2015 during the 28th session of the UNHRC, will now be out in September 2015 

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said it was a “difficult decision” to postpone the release of the report but added that given the changing context in Sri Lanka, there is possibility that important new information may emerge which will strengthen the report.