Issued on August 12, the report, titled Situation of Human Rights in Sri Lanka, calls for the establishment of an “international mechanism” to investigate war crimes and human rights violations in Sri Lanka. On September 10, the Sri Lanka Core Group—comprising Canada, Malawi, Montenegro, North Macedonia and the United Kingdom—formally tabled a resolution titled Promoting Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka at the UNHRC. It seeks to extend the mandate of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to continue monitoring and reporting on Sri Lanka’s human rights situation. The August 12 report reviews the human rights situation in Sri Lanka up to July 2025. The report follows UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk’s trip to Sri Lanka from June 23 to 26.