Sri Lanka will not help legitimize a flawed process that could set dangerous precedent by cooperating with the OHCHR investigation

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Responding to the ‘Oral Update’ on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva today (25 September 2014), Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha said “the Government of Sri Lanka does not wish to help legitimize a flawed process and have a detrimental precedents established”, and hence “has to respectfully refuse those who urge that Sri Lanka cooperate with the OHCHR investigation.”

He said this position has been taken after much consideration and represents not only the will of the Sri Lankan people as reflected in the motion recently adopted in the Parliament with an overwhelming majority, but also the majority within the Human Rights Council, who refused to support Operational Paragraph 10 of HRC resolution 25/1 which created an OHCHR investigation on Sri Lanka in March 2014.

Success in the process of drafting a Declaration on Right to Peace should be through consensus

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Sri Lanka believes that the only way to achieve success in the process of drafting a Declaration on right to peace should be through consensus, based on established principles of international law.


Sri Lanka made this observation at the General Debate under Agenda Item 5 on the Report of Inter-Governmental Working Group on the Right to Peace at the 27th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Sri Lanka implements projects aimed at protecting and promoting the heritage of indigenous people

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Intervening in the Clustered ID with the SR on Indigenous Peoples and EMRIP at the 27th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on 17th September 2014, Sri Lanka said the Government had implemented many projects aimed at protecting and promoting the heritage of indigenous people, and has taken several measures to help indigenous people to continue with their traditional lifestyle, ensure their rights and to safeguard and preserve their culture.
 

Sri Lanka commitment to advance supportive, fair and enabling global partnerships and actions for realising the MDGs and SGDs

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Participating at the General Debate under Agenda Item 3 - Report of the Working Group on Right to Development at the 27th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on 17th September 2014, Sri Lanka expressed its commitment as the Chair of the G-15  to advance supportive, fair and enabling global partnerships and actions for realising the MDGs and an ambitious post 2015 development agenda, including the SGDs.
 

Multiple initiatives taken to address allegations of disappearances

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Intervening at the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances at 27th Session of the Human Rights Council, the Delegation of Sri Lanka stated that  multiple initiatives have been taken to address the allegations of disappearances, which include strengthening the domestic institutional framework to deal with all aspects of disappearances; streamlining the mechanism of entertaining complaints; and putting in place measures to investigate disappearances in a timely manner.  
 

Unilateral coercive measures hinders the fostering of a democratic and equitable international order

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Intervening in the Clustered ID with the Working Group on Mercenaries and the Independent Expert on Democratic Equitable International Order at the 27th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 10th September 2014, Sri Lanka reiterated that democratic and equitable international order should also facilitate the realization of right to development in its individual and collective dimensions.
 

Sri Lanka fully committed to address the increasing challenges of the ageing population

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Intervening in the interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons at the 27th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 9th September 2014, Sri Lanka reiterated its full commitment to address the increasing challenges of the ageing population, and reaffirms its unwavering commitment to upholder the rights, dignity and the wellbeing of the older persons.

  1. Sri Lanka responds during discussion on UN High Commissioner's Report to the 27th Session of the Human Rights Council
  2. Sri Lanka promotes participation of disable persons in vocational training in line with LLRC Recommendations
  3. Sri Lanka rejects inference that the presence of the military contributes to the insecurity of women and girls in the former conflict-affected areas

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