A/HRC/34/20 Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Engagement of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and United Nations human rights mechanisms .................................................................. 3 Developments in reconciliation and accountability ....................................................................... 4 A. Transitional justice ................................................................................................................ 4 B. Reconciliation ....................................................................................................................... 7 C. Emblematic cases.................................................................................................................. 8 IV. Preconditions for transitional justice and confidence-building measures ..................................... 10 V. Other human rights issues ............................................................................................................. 12 VI. Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 14 A. Government of Sri Lanka ..................................................................................................... 15 B. United Nations system .......................................................................................................... 17 C. Member States ...................................................................................................................... 17 III. 2