HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2019 CONTENTS MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION 2 MESSAGE OF THE CHAIRPERSON 3 CONTENTS 7 LIST OF ACRONYMS 9 STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA 2018 CHAPTER 1: THE COMMISSION 1.1. Overview of the Commission 1.1.1.Vision 1.1.2.Mission 1.1.3.Core values 1.1.4.Strategic focus areas 1.1.5. Crest of the Commission 1.2. Nature and Scope of the mandate 1.3. Organizational Structure Page CHAPTER 3: INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES 3.1 Overview 3.1.1.Introduction of new working methods 8 CHAPTER 2: YEAR IN REVIEW 2.1. Key achievements 2.1.1. Investigations and inquiries 2.1.2. Outreach programmes 2.1.3. Institutional development 2.2. Recommendations to the Government 2.3. Other advocacy for reform 2.4. Vetting of Sri Lankan Military personnel to be deployed as UN peacekeepers 2.5. Challenges 8