un high commissioner for human rights navi pillay issued a statement on 26 april 2011 welcoming the publication of the report and supporting the report's call for further international investigation. the statement went on to say "the way this conflict was conducted, under the guise of fighting terrorism, challenged the very foundations of the rules of war and cost the lives of tens of thousands of civilians...i hope the disturbing new information contained in this report will shock the conscience of the international community into finally taking serious action...this report demand a full, impartial, independent and transparent investigation...unless there is a sea-change in the government’s response, which has so far been one of total denial and blanket impunity, a full-fledged international inquiry will clearly be needed".