,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ddb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai,mr4  
,johnson ( ,ohio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,danny
 ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,bald]son1 
,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 & ,mr4 ,rose (
 ,new ,york7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,obs]v+
 #aj ye>s s9ce ! w> 9 ,sri ,lanka end$  
on ,may #ah1 #bjji1 commemorat+ ! lives 
lo/1 & express+ support = transitional  
ju/ice1 reconciliation1 recon/ruction1  
rep>ation1 & re=m 9 ,sri ,lanka1 :i* are
 necess>y to ensure a la/+ peace & a    
prosp]\s future = all ,sri ,lankans4    
,:]eas ,may #ah1 #bjai1 m>ks ! #aj-ye>  
anniv]s>y ( ! end ( ! #bf-ye> arm$      
conflict betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,sri      
,lanka & ! ,lib]ation ,tig]s ( ,tamil   

,eelam 7,,ltte72 ,:]eas ! p ( ,sri      
,lanka1 includ+ all religi\s & e?nic    
gr\ps1 suff]$ greatly z a result ( ?is  
conflict1 ! impact & aft]ma? ( :i* has  
be5 felt especially by wom51 *ildr51 &  
families2 ,:]eas viol5ce & c\nt]viol5ce 
dur+ & aft] ! civil w> affect$ all      
communities2 ,:]eas ! ,tamil community 0
 subject$ to t5s ( ?\s&s ( dea?s1       
disappe>ances1 & o!r human rights       
abuses1 & bo? ,muslim & ,tamil          
communities 7 subject$ to massive       
displacem5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,sri 
,lanka express$ its commitm5t to        
address+ ! ne$s ( all e?nic gr\ps & has 
recogniz$ 9 ! pa/ ! necessity ( a       
political settlem5t to build a peaceful1
 equitable1 & democratic society2 ,:]eas
 #bef p di$ 9 ! t]ror attacks on ,ea/]  
,sunday1 #bjai1 includ+ #e ,am]icans1 & 
#gj p]c5t ( ! victims are e/imat$ to be 
,tamil ,*ri/ians1 a community t suff]$  
greatly dur+ ! w>2 ,:]eas ! ,ea/]       
attacks demon/rate t po/w>              
reconciliation betwe5 ,sri ,lanka's     

div]se communities1 p>ticul>ly betwe5 ! 
,s9halese ,buddhi/s :o dom9ate !        
gov]nm5t & security =ces1 & o!r         
communities on ?is v div]se &           
cosmopolitan isl& is crucial to build+ a
 new society1 t viol5ce & discrim9ation 
aga9/ ,*ri/ians1 ,muslims1 ,h9dus1 &    
,tamils mu/ end1 :ile promis$ political1
 legal1 & security sector re=ms mu/ be  
und]tak51 & t a l>ge milit>y & antit]ror
 laws alone d n assure security2 ,:]eas 
s9ce ! end ( ! w>1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,sri   
,lanka has resettl$ _m ( ! int]nally    
displac$ p]sons 7,i,d,ps71 return$ "s ( 
! private & /ate l& held by ! milit>y1  
appo9t$ civilian gov]nors 9 ! ,nor? &   
,ea/1 rebuilt "s ( ! infra/ructure      
de/roy$ by ! w>1 & ma9ta9$ ! peace2     
,:]eas 9 ! abs5ce ( ,sri ,lanka         
implem5t+ ! recomm5dations ( its own    
,lessons ,le>n$ & ,reconciliation       
,commission or in/itut+ a cr$ible ju/ice
 me*anism to inve/igate s]i\s crimes    
committ$ dur+ & aft] ! w>1 ! ,unit$     
,/ates l$ resolutions 9 ! ,unit$        

,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil         
7,,unhrc7 9 #bjab1 #bjac1 & #bjad call+ 
9 ev] /rong] t]ms = dome/ic action &    
reconciliation2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$         
,nation's ,(fice ( ! ,high ,commission] 
= ,human ,rights issu$ a report 9 #bjae 
7! ,,oisl ,report7 :i* outl9$ !         
occurr5ce ( w> crimes & crimes aga9/    
humanity & violations ( int]national    
humanit>ian law dur+ ! w>2 ,:]eas foll[+
 a *ange 9 gov]nm5t 9 ,sri ,lanka1 !    
release ( ! ,,oisl ,report & !          
recomm5dations ( ! ,high ,commission] = 
,human ,rights1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
cosponsor$ ) ,sri ,lanka a ,,unhrc      
resolution 9 #bjae1 ,,hrc_/#cj_/a1 :i* 0
 reaffirm$ 9 #bjag2 ,:]eas 9 ,,hrc      
#cj_/a ! ,sri ,lankan gov]nm5t made     
transitional ju/ice commitm5ts = po/w>  
reconciliation includ+ an acc\ntability 
me*anism ) a special c\rt inclusive (   
,commonweal? & =eign judges1            
prosecutors1 lawy]s1 & inve/igators1 a  
tru? commission1 an (fice ( miss+       
p]sons1 & an (fice ( rep>ations &       

in/itutional re=ms aim$ at nonrecurr5ce1
 along ) a numb] ( confid5ce-build+     
measures2 ,:]eas ,sri ,lanka has held   
consultations ) victims conc]n+ _!      
transitional ju/ice ne$s1 acc$$ to !    
,int]national ,conv5tion = ! ,protection
 ( ,all ,p]sons f ,en=c$ ,disappe>ance &
 incorporat$ t treaty into dome/ic law z
 ( #bjah1 e/abli%$ an ,(fice ( ,national
 ,unity & ,reconciliation1 op]ationaliz$
 ! ,(fice ( ,miss+ ,p]sons1 legislat$ an
 ,(fice ( ,rep>ations1 discuss$ a ,tru? 
,commission1 debat$ replacem5t ( !      
,prev5tion ( ,t]rorism ,act to comply ) 
int]national /&>ds = arre/ & det5tion by
 security =ces & attempt$ to legislate a
 new con/itution to provide ! ne$$      
f$]alism to ! ,nor? & ,ea/ t 0 a root   
cause ( ! w>2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,sri 
,lanka mu/ meet its commitm5ts to       
political1 legal1 & security sector     
re=ms 9 ord] to assure nonrecurr5ce (   
conflict2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,sri     
,lanka has n tak5 tangible /eps t[>d    
security sector re=m1 includ+           

demilit>ization ( civilian functions1   
p>ticul>ly 9 ! ,nor? & ,ea/1 or foll[$  
?r\gh on commitm5ts to fully return or  
provide full re/itution = ! cont9u$     
milit>y pres5ce on private & leas$ /ate 
l&s 9 ! ,nor? & ,ea/1 :i* cont9ues to   
prev5t ! resettlem5t ( int]nally        
displac$ p]sons :o desire a return to   
peaceful life2 ,:]eas ! ,sri ,lankan    
gov]nm5t security =ces are report$ to   
cont9ue to act ) impunity aga9/ e?nic & 
religi\s communities1 us+ me?ods (      
abduction1 torture1 sexual viol5ce1 &   
det5tion )\t trial2 ,:]eas no ef=t has  
be5 made to br+ to ju/ice ^? :o h be5   
alleg$ to h committ$ w> crimes & crimes 
aga9/ humanity1 no inve/igations h begun
 ev5 on emblematic cases1 & impunity    
prevails 9 ! c\ntry ) ! outdat$ & !     
excessively h>% ,prev5tion ( ,t]rorism  
,act :i* does n comply ) int]national   
/&>ds /ill n repeal$ despite repeat$    
promises by ! gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas families 
( individuals :o disappe>$ dur+ &       
imm$iately foll[+ ! civil w> /ill h no  

in=mation reg>d+ ! :]eab\ts ( _! lov$   
ones & no li/s ( ^? p]sons :o surr5d]$  
to ! gov]nm5t aft] ! end ( ! civil w> 9 
,may #bjji h be5 publi%$2 ,:]eas ! ,,un 
,high ,commission] = ,human ,rights1    
,ms4 ,ba*elet1 9 h] address to ! ,human 
,rights ,c\ncil on ,m>* #bj1 #bjai1     
not$1 ,!re has be5 m9imal progress on   
acc\ntability1 & insi/$ t ,sri ,lanka's 
ef=ts 9 fulfill+ all commitm5ts made 9  
,resolution #cj_/a mu/ be accel]at$ &   
implem5t$ 9 a consi/5t & compreh5sive   
mann]2 ,:]eas democratic in/itutions    
play$ a /rong role 9 all[+ = ! peaceful 
resolution ( ! political situation t    
arose 9 ,sri ,lanka f ,octob] to        
,decemb] #bjah2 ,:]eas ! con/itutional  
crisis 9 ,octob] #bjah1 ! t]ror attacks 
( ,april #ba1 #bjai1 ! upcom+ elections1
 & ongo+ e?nic t5sion %\ld n be all[$ to
 prev5t ! implem5tation ( re=m measures2
 & ,:]eas progress on dome/ic &         
int]national inve/igations into reports 
( w> crimes1 crimes aga9/ humanity1 &   
o!r human rights violations dur+ !      

conflict & promot+ reconciliation w\ld  
facilitate ,unit$ ,/ates engagem5t &    
inve/m5t 9 ,sri ,lanka3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7   
ackn[l$ges ! #aj? anniv]s>y ( ! end ( ! 
w> 9 ,sri ,lanka & (f]s its deepe/      
condol5ces to all ^? affect$ by ! w> 9  
,sri ,lanka2  7#b7 honors ! memory ( ^? 
:o di$ & reaffirms its solid>ity ) !    
,sri ,lankan p ( all communities 9 _!   
se>* = reconciliation1 recon/ruction1   
rep>ation1 & re=m2  7#c7 comm5ds !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,sri ,lanka = its commitm5ts
 made to reconciliation & nonrecurr5ce (
 conflict betwe5 its div]se e?nic &     
religi\s communities ?r\gh its          
reaffirmation by cosponsor+ ,,un ,human 
,rights ,c\ncil ,resolution             
,,hrc_/#dj_/a 9 ,m>* #bjai2  7#d7 urges 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,sri ,lanka to foll[ ?r\gh
 on its commitm5ts reg>d+ transitional  
ju/ice1 acc\ntability1 & reconciliation 
)\t delay & 9 an integrat$ mann] by     
creat+ a "t-b\nd action plan 9 close    
consultation ) ! ,(fice ( ! ,high       

,commission] = ,human ,rights2  7#e7    
calls on ! ,unit$ ,/ates to "w ) !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,sri ,lanka to prioritize a 
process ( security sector re=m ?r\gh\t !
 c\ntry2  7#f7 ackn[l$ges ! importance =
 p>ties to rea* a political settlem5t on
 ! mean+ful dec5tralization ( p[] & p[] 
%>+2  7#g7 recomm5ds ! use ( !          
,magnitsky ,act to prev5t individuals   
cr$ibly accus$ ( w> crimes & crimes     
aga9/ humanity f ent]+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
or hold+ prop]ty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! 
use ( ! ,ali5 ,tort ,claims ,act to     
prosecute individuals cr$ibly accus$ (  
w> crimes & crimes aga9/ humanity2  7#h7
 recomm5ds ! ?or\gh vett+ ( individuals 
& units ( ! ,sri ,lankan security =ces  
be=e engagem5t ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y
 & enc\rages ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to   
rema9 s5sitive to ! complicat$ e?nic &  
religi\s t5sions t cont9ue to exi/ 9    
po/w> ,sri ,lanka2 &  7#i7 urges !      
,unit$ ,/ates to "w ) ! ,unit$ ,nations 
,g5]al ,assembly & ! ,unit$ ,nations    
,human ,rights ,c\ncil to e/abli% a     

cr$ible & effective me*anism =          
acc\ntability = ! grave crimes committ$ 
dur+ ! w> 9 ,sri ,lanka4