The Commission set up by President Mahinda Rajapaksa heard testimonies from six people who came forward to speak at the hearing about their ordeals.

The witnesses complained to the LLRC on the disappearances of their loved ones and about some courts discriminating against Tamils. They also said they lack basic resources to rebuild their lives.

The Commission assured them that they will pass their grievances to the relevant authorities.

The Commission is appointed to probe the events in the period between 21st February 2002 to 19th May 2009, and report on the lessons to be learnt from those events and whether any person, group, or institution directly or indirectly bears responsibility for those events.