By Ruwan Laknath JayakodyThe Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) will discuss the serious human rights-related concerns raised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), led by Michelle Bachelet, once the government delegation to Geneva is finalised. “Once we know the constituency and the membership of the delegation, we can discuss the situation,” Balasuriya added. The report by Bachelet on “Promoting Reconciliation, Accountability, and Human Rights in Sri Lanka” has dealt with emerging threats to reconciliation, accountability, and human rights. Far from achieving the ‘guarantees of non-recurrence’ promised by Resolution 30/1, Sri Lanka’s current trajectory sets the scene for the recurrence of the policies and practices that gave rise to grave human rights violations,” the report concludes. Bachelet called on the UNHRC to set out a coherent and effective plan to advance accountability options at the international level.

Source: The Nation January 28, 2021 23:03 UTC