BY Pamodi WaravitaThe Association of the Relatives of the Disappeared – Northern and Eastern Provinces has written to the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR), Michelle Bachelet, stating they lack faith in the current Office on Missing Persons (OMP) and has requested her to ensure that an appropriate judicial mechanism is formulated to investigate the plight of missing persons in the country. “Only a woman can understand the plight of another woman. “Hence, the international community and the UN should accept the fact that the OMP is incapable, and should therefore advise the Sri Lankan Government to abolish the OMP immediately. The UNHRC is due to hear the oral update by the Office of the UNHCR and Bachelet on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka at its upcoming session, which will begin on 13 September. Furthermore, criticisms have been levelled, by many parties, at the current Government for appointing former Police Chief Jayantha Wickramaratne as a Member of the OMP.

Source: The Nation August 31, 2021 17:37 UTC