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UN Human Rights Council:
Sri Lanka calls for action on non-State parties
[intro] If the United Nations Human Rights Council is to have a
positive impact, it must work out mechanisms to deal with the behaviour
of non-State parties, said Disaster Management and Human Rights Ministry
Secretary Prof Rajiva Wijesinha responding to the discussion on the Sri
Lankan situation in the Council in Geneva on March 18.
If the United Nations Human Rights Council is to have a positive
impact, it must work out mechanisms to deal with the behaviour of
non-State parties, said Disaster Management and Human Rights Ministry
Secretary Prof Rajiva Wijesinha responding to the discussion on the Sri
Lankan situation in the Council in Geneva on March 18.
He expressed his gratitude for the concerns expressed by countries
that have while affirming their commitment to Human Rights made clear
their position on terrorism.
He particularly thanked Japan and Australia for their remarks. “We
believe it is necessary, as requested, to pursue investigations into
violations of Human Rights as well as basic crimes such as murder, but
we deplore confusion between these areas and our difficult struggle
against terrorism,” he said.
He also told the Council that Sri Lanka is not carried away by the
European myth about the sanctity of European monitoring since there is
enough evidence of exaggeration.
“We would hope those who wish to help us will at least give some
credence to our own analyses and appreciate our priorities,” he added.
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