Colombo, March 17 (newsin.asia): The Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) will present a written update on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 21, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
Sri Lanka will be represented at the session by Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana and the Minister of Special Assignments Sarath Amunugama.
Having considered the implementation of Resolution 30/1 of 1 October 2015, the Human Rights Council, at its 34th Session (27 February – 24 March 2017) adopted Resolution 34/1 on 23 March 2017[4] by which the Council requested the Office of the High Commissioner to continue to assess progress on implementation of its recommendations and other relevant processes related to reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, and to present a written update to the Human Rights Council at its 37th session i.e. the current session of the Council.
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