All these issues cannot be discounted at a time when Sri Lanka’s alleged human rights issues are to be put under the spotlight at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions that are to commence in about two weeks. The meeting was to be chaired by Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Foreign Ministry. The Government has not yet informed the Core Group members whether it was agreeable to proceed with a consensual resolution or if it was prepared to move forward with a counter resolution. Nevertheless, the time frame to proceed with a consensual resolution has now lapsed with only two weeks to go for the Council sessions. The Deputy Indian High Commissioner last week met with several minority party leaders who are pro-Government as well as in the Opposition.

Source: The Nation February 06, 2021 23:03 UTC