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| Foreign Minister and Cabinet spokesman Vijitha Herath addressing Cabinet briefing today. |
Sri Lanka's new National Peoples' Power (NPP) government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake rejected resolution submitted to the ongoing 57th sessions of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Foreign Minister and Cabinet spokesman Vijitha Herath said today that the Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal for Sri Lanka to strongly reject the resolution. "Sri Lanka will continue to oppose resolution 51/1 and has not agreed to any resolution that extends the powers of the collection of external evidence mechanism,"
The said proposal has been rejected, Sri Lanka firmly believes that action must be taken over human right issues including to address reconciliation through local procedures, according to note issued to media on Cabinet decisions.
The statement further said that "Sri Lanka will also continue to engage in meaningful discussions with the UN Human Rights Council and regular human rights mechanisms,"
More countries have joined as additional sponsors of a resolution on Sri Lanka presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, at its ongoing 57th Session.
The resolution on Sri Lanka urging the Council to extend the previous UN resolution and oversight mechanism on Sri Lanka for two more years was tabled by the main sponsors the United Kingdom, Canada, Malawi, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and the United States of America.
Resolution A/HRC/57/L.1-titled ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ seeks to renew the mandate in Resolution 51/1.
Past Sri Lankan governments rejected such resolutions alleging 'arbitrary interreference of sovereign state by external actors," (Northeastern Monitor/Oct 8/2024)
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