Sri Lanka Government submits a Briefing Note on Human Rights to the UNHRC March session

By Sri Lanka Brief-28/01/2022

Here is the full text of the Briefing Note submitted by the GoSL.

1. At the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council in September 2021, Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris stated that Sri Lanka is engaged in pursuing sustainable peace, through an inclusive, domestically designed and executed reconciliation and accountability process. Sri Lanka also reiterated its long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights in line with the Constitution and the country’s international obligations.

2. This message was reiterated by H.E. the President of Sri Lanka at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and more recently at the opening of the 9th Session of the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 18 January 2022.

Briefing Note on Human Righ... by Thavam Ratna

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