in the following months the sri lankan government failed to take any meaningful steps on accountability and more evidence emerged of alleged violations during the final months of the civil war. as pressure grew for an international inquiry the unsg appointed a three-member panel of experts in june 2010 to advise him on accountability issues relating to alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in the final stages of the civil war. the panel looked into "accountability with regard to any alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law" and whether the commitment on "human rights accountability" given by sri lankan president mahinda rajapaksa to ban ki-moon has been implemented. the panel examined "the modalities, applicable international standards and comparative experience with regard to accountability processes, taking into account the nature and scope of any alleged violations in sri lanka".