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The 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) commences today (8) in Geneva and will continue until October 8. Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, is expected to deliver a special statement on…

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who visited Sri Lanka in June, is scheduled to present his report titled “Situation of Human Rights in Sri Lanka” at the upcoming 60th session of the Human Rights Council in…

The Government says it is firmly and sincerely committed to working towards a unified Sri Lanka that respects and celebrates the diversity of its people with no division or discrimination based on race, religion, class and caste. “We…

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold its upcoming session from February 3 to 21 to review the status of women’s rights in Sri Lanka, along with seven other countries: Nepal, Belarus,…

Taking into consideration the matters submitted by Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath relevant to the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which is held from September 09 to October 11, 2024…

The United Kingdom welcomed Sri Lanka’s constructive engagement with the Universal Periodic Review process and the initial steps taken to make progress in some areas since its last review. The UK government said this in a statement…

The report said Rajapaksa, then a powerful defense official, ordered the destruction of all police records older than five years after mass graves were discovered in the Matale district of central Sri Lanka in 2013.

The UN’s Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights encouraged the government to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and in the meantime to implement fully a strict moratorium on its use considering that the ordinary criminal code…

"We welcome Sri Lanka’s initial steps towards addressing concerns around land returns, long-term detentions and corruption," said Rita French, UK Human Rights Ambassador.