The UN today said it is committed to assisting Sri Lanka's plan to implement a strong domestic framework for human rights accountability that will meet international standards.
The UN Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told reporters at the end of his visit here that UN was looking forward to actions in the coming months from Sri Lanka to set up a credible mechanism.
"In that spirit I have urged government leaders to take steps in the short term to address issues regarding land, detentions, disappearances and the military posture in civilian areas," Feltman said.
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Sri Lanka's new government has opted for a domestic mechanism to address allegations of human rights abuses during the final phase of the civil war against the LTTE.
The UN Human Rights Council last year adopted a resolution against the government of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the LTTE.
Rajapaksa's government refused to cooperate with the investigation, but his successor Maithripala Sirisena has stated that a local mechanism would be set up with international technical support.
The Sri Lankan Tamil minority however wants an international investigation citing historical inaction by successive Sinhala-majority governments in addressing Tamil grievances.
