SINHALA GOVT OPPOSE UN SENDING HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS!!!

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UNHRC sessions: Minister says no trouble for Lanka

By Chandani Kirinde
Sri Lanka does not expect any resolutions against it at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions starting tomorrow in Geneva, Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said."We have not had any indication there will be any resolution against Sri Lanka," said Minister Samarasinghe who is leading the country's delegation to Geneva sessions.


Minister Samarasinghe
The issue of the civilians caught up in armed conflict and the plight of Internally Displaced People will figure prominently at the sessions. The Minister will refer to the situation regarding the IDPs and the steps takeN to improve the human rights situation, as pledged during the last year’s sessions.

The Minster is also scheduled to meet UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay and envoys from the European Union, the United States, India, China., Japan and other countries to brief them on the situation in Sri Lanka.

"We want them to be better informed about what is happening in Sri Lanka," Mr. Samarasinghe said.
He said Sri Lanka would continue to oppose moves to send human rights monitors to Sri Lanka or to give an open invitation for UN Special Rapporteurs to visit the country. "We will continue to allow the special rapporteurs on a case by case basis but there will be no open invitation," he said.

The Human Rights Council's tenth regular session will continue from tomorrow till March 27. The Sri Lankan team will include Attorney General Mohan Peries and Human Rights Ministry Secretary Rajiva Wijesinghe.
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