A/HRC/37/23 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 25 January 2018 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-seventh session 26 February–23 March 2018 Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 34/1, the present document is an update on progress made in the implementation of resolution 30/1 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka during the period from March 2017 to January 2018, in particular with regard to the Government’s commitment to put in place transitional justice measures. In the present update, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights also looks at the general human rights situation in the country, including with respect to accountability. GE.18-01176(E) 