The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillai, has deferred a planned visit to Sri Lanka.
Speaking to reporters in New York on Friday she said there should be accountability for the crimes committed during the war on the island.
Commenting on the invitation she received from the Sri Lankan government to visit the country, she said she will not visit until Sri Lanka’s report by the LLRC (Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission) is first made public by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Ms Pillay also said she hopes the LLRC report will be discussed at the Human Rights Council session in March, along with the UN’s Panel of Experts report.
Ms. Pillay made her comments in response to a question on Sri Lanka by the Inner City Press.