[September 20 2010]
Nearly 600 war-affected civilians in northern Sri Lanka have attended the public sessions of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu during the past three days.
Some of the civilians testified before the LLRC yesterday about their harrowing ordeals and brought their present day grievances to the attention of the Commission.
The Commission officials had told the media that the people who testified had given them useful insight into the problems they faced during the three-decade long conflict.
The LLRC held public sessions during the weekend in several locations in Kilinochchi and also held a public session in Mullaitivu today (20) as well. Similar sessions will be held in Jaffna from October 9th 13th and in the Eastern Province later in the month.
The LLRC has so far held 14 public sittings in Colombo and 6 public sittings in Vavuniya. The Commission held public sessions in Vavuniya on August and also visited the welfare villages where around 25,000 displaced people are still living.
The Commission headed by former Attorney General C. R. de Silva is to report their findings to President Mahinda Rajapaksa by mid-November.