In a statement made for the commemoration of mass atrocities against Tamils that took place at the end of the armed ethnic conflict in May 2009, Mr Emmanuael called on leaders to collaborate in:

The International Truth and Justice Project - Sri Lanka (ITJP), on Monday, released a list of the names of 110 people that were seen surrendering to Sri Lanka’s military on May 18 2009 by eyewitnesses who have fled the country.

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Staff at the Uthayan newspaper held an event remembering those that lost their lives in the last phase of the conflict at their office in Jaffna.

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A memorial event for the Tamils that died in the last phase of the conflict was held in Trincomalee town.

The event, led by the Bishop of Trincomalee, was attended by members of the Christian and Hindu clergy.

Locals gathered at the May 18 remembrance event in Puthtukkudiyiruppu, a town which saw some of the heaviest fighting between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan army during the closing stages of the armed conflict.

The proceedings were led by the Northern Provincial Council's fisheries and transport minister P Deniswaran, who lit the sacrificial flame.

A memorial event for those who lost their lives during the last phase of the armed conflict was held at Kilinochchi's Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) hall.

Parliamentarian S Sritharan of the Tamil National Alliance led the proceedings.

Officials from the PS and several civilians also took part in the event, which commenced with the lighting of the traditional flame.

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Several relatives of Tamils who died in the last phase of the war gathered in Mullivaikkal for an interfaith memorial service.

There was heavy surveillance by police and intelligence officers, who were filming all participants, according to activists who were tweeting from the event.

Police in uniform and civil requested details of foreign media and foreign participants who were present at the service, Colombo-based human rights activist Ruki Fernando tweeted.