Mr. Ian Martin,
Human Rights Advisor to the Peace Process will visit Sri
Lanka from 13 - 22 May. He is a former Secretary General
of Amnesty International and currently a Vice-President
of the International Centre for Transnational Justice.
Mr. Martin was invited by the parties
at the fourth session of talks to formulate a roadmap
of human rights issues to be addressed in the negotiation
process. Mr. Martin participated in negotiations at the
fifth session in Berlin, Germany and the sixth session
in Hakone, Japan.
Mr. Martin will meet with senior government officials,
members of the opposition, civil society representatives
and the diplomatic community in Colombo. He is scheduled
to travel to Kilinochchi to meet with the LTTE on 17 May.