– the us permanent representative to the united nations susan rice issued a statement on 25 april 2011 on behalf of the us government welcoming the report and its full publication. the statement went on to say "the report highlights the need for an independent and full accounting of the facts in order to ensure that allegations of abuse are addressed and impunity for human rights violations is avoided. we strongly support the secretary general’s call for the sri lankan authorities to respond constructively to the report and underscore our belief that accountability and reconciliation are inextricably linked".