Jayatilleka was Sri Lanka 's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva between June 2007 and October 2009 . During his tenure he was chairman of the International Labour Organization 's governing body ( 2007 – 08 ) ; vice president of the United Nations Human Rights Council ( UNHRC ) ( 2007 – 08 ) ; and co-ordinator of the Asian group on United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( 2009 ) . Jayatilleka is credited with shielding Sri Lanka from censure by the UNHRC for alleged human rights violations during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009 . Jayatilleka had been appointed for a two-year term but when his contract expired in June 2009 President Mahinda Rajapaksa extended his contract until June 2010 . However , on 17 July 2009 the Foreign Ministry told him by fax to " relinquish his duties and return to Colombo on 20 August " . According to Jayatilleka no reason was given for his sacking but it was suggested that Sinhalese nationalists were unhappy with support for the implementation of the 13th Amendment
alleged human rights violations
Alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Dayan Jayatilleka