Progress Made by SL on UNHRC Resolution Will be Reported by UNHRC Commissioner Tomorrow

The UNHRC resolution co-sponsored by Sri Lanka, urged the government to address accountability and human rights issues and to set up up a judicial mechanism to investigate allegations of human rights violations during the final stages of the armed conflict. The Government has also proposed the setting up of an Office of Missing Persons.

In his earlier address to the ongoing sessions of the UNHRC said,  the SL Government’s efforts to implement its commitments in Resolution 30/1 will require a comprehensive strategy on transitional justice enabling it to pursue different processes in a coordinated, integrated and an appropriately sequenced manner. “ This will require the inclusive and meaningful engagement of all Sri Lankans. I will present an update later during the session,” he said.

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein will update the UNHRC tomorrow on the progress made by the Sri Lankan Government in implementing the resolution adopted by the Council.

Srilankan High Commissioner, Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe will also attend the sessions.