Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I just want to add that Parliamentary Secretary Obhrai just met with the chief minister last week when he was in the north of Sri Lanka.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  A report by this subcommittee would be very useful in helping to engage with the Sri Lankan parliamentarians and even the community itself.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We'll have to get you an update on the current status of the program. I know that there have been some concerns, perhaps, about the approach taken with respect to the rehabilitation because of the focus on majority values, majority languages. It was the view coming from the centr

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I believe there are some reports of violence against women, including some of the people in these groups, committed by the military, but I'm not sure about the extent of that so we can get back to you on that.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I believe there still are remnants of the organization, but it's not in the state it was prior to the conclusion of the war. I think there's some dissent within the organization but some support still.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  As Susan mentioned earlier, the government established a commission to look at the lessons learned and reconciliation. The report that was issued contained a large number of recommendations, some of which have been put into a plan of action the government continues to work on. Al

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  From what I understand, there has been some reconstruction in the north. I would say, though, that many people have said it has not been to the benefit of the communities in the north—the Tamil communities—and a lot of the buildings are government controlled in some manner or ano