Tag: Human Rights

China and Pakistan support Sri Lanka in toto as it faces a hostile resolution moved by the West-led Core Group backed by the US

A statement from the OIC and Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s intercession in the context of the UNHRC session could have been the immediate reasons.

China, Pakistan and Russia were among the countries which spoke unequivocally for Sri Lanka, against the West-sponsored hostile resolution.

In a phone conversation, China pledges support to Sri Lanka in facing US machinations using human rights as a cover

The resolution, drafted by the Core Group on Sri Lanka led by Western nations, was tabled on Wednesday

The extent to which the resources and time of the UNHRC have been spent on the unwarranted campaign against Sri Lanka indicates a threat to sovereign states from hegemonic forces, Gunawardena said.

The resolution will include the critical observations and harsh prescriptions of the UN’s Human Rights High Commissioner, Michele Bachelet.

More than 200 Muslim coronavirus victims have been cremated, according to the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka. The country’s overall death toll is 384.

The Pottuvil-Poligandy long march united antagonistic Tamil parties and brought together disparate Tamil-speaking communities including Muslims

Muslims in the North and East ,who also have serious issues with the Sri Lankan government, joined the march at various places.