Sri Lanka Human Rights CommissionThe Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission then chaired by Dr.Radhika Coomaraswamy appointed former High Court Judge T. Sundaralingam as a special rapporteur to probe the killings. The human rights commission was given step motherly treatment and many of the appointments made to the HRC left much to be desired. One of the cases taken up by Human rights activists was the killing of the Trincomalee students referred to in those circles as the “Trinco – 5” case. UN Human Rights Council SessionsThe UN Human Rights Council sessions in March 2013 in Geneva was a water shed of sorts. However the “Trinco – 5”case continues to be cited as an emblematic case of impunity in Sri Lanka.