Mar 01, Colombo: The United State said Thursday that the government of Sri Lanka to date has not initiated any kind of investigation into the alleged rights violations yet.

"To date, the Government of Sri Lanka has not initiated a full, credible, or independent investigation into longstanding allegations of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka, including sexual assault," Patrick Ventrell, Acting Deputy Spokesperson of U.S. Department of State said at the daily press briefing Thursday.

He was responding to media inquiries about the reports released by the United Nations and the Human Rights Watch accusing Sri Lanka of human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law.

The Spokesperson, expressing strong concern about human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law in Sri Lanka said the U.S. is still reviewing this lengthy and extensive report and has not made any decision yet.

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