Sri Lanka, June 25 -- A group of activists and families of missing persons handed over letters and memorandums to the visiting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk in Trincomalee today (25).

During his visit to Trincomalee, UN Rights Chief Turk met with civil society leaders, officials and families of missing persons.

UN Human Rights Spokesperson, Jeremy Laurence, who is accompanying the High Commissioner, said while in Trincomalee that Mr. Volker Turk expressed sorrow and solidarity with the families of the disappeared.

He noted that upon arrival in Colombo, the Human Rights Chief Volker Turk met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also met with the Chief Just...