My Office has now put in place a staff team for the Sri Lanka Inquiry - Navi Pillay

My Office has now put in place a staff team for the Sri Lanka Inquiry - Navi Pillay

 Friday, June 06, 2014 

All set for the SL inquiry

''I note also that last month marked the fifth anniversary of the end of the war in SriLanka, where the scars created by terrorism and conflict have yet to heal.  My Office has now put in place a staff team that will be supported by several experts and Special Procedures mandate holders, to conduct the comprehensive investigation mandated by this Council in order to advance accountability, and thus reconciliation. I encourage the Government to take this opportunity to cooperate with a credible truth-seeking process'' 

Read the full speech: Opening Statement by  Ms. Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Human Rights Council 26th Session

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Geneva, 10 June, 2014

Mr. President,

Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council,

Excellencies and Colleagues,

I have the honour to address the 26th session of the Human Rights Council – my last as  High Commissioner for Human Rights. When I first addressed you, in September 2008, I pledged to embark on an open-minded, frank, and reciprocally reinforcing interaction, based on the premise that the credibility of human rights work depends on impartiality and commitment to truth, with no tolerance for double standards. 

My Office Has Now Put in Place a Staff Team for the Sri Lanka Inquiry - Navi Pillay by Thavam Ratna