As you prepare for the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) we, as a group of four international human rights organizations, call on your delegation to support a strong ...

Last week, a “Core Group on Sri Lanka” presented a resolution to the ongoing UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meeting in Geneva. The resolution focuses on human rights issues, including war crimes ...

(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should adopt a strong resolution on Sri Lanka that strengthens current UN mandates on accountability for crimes under international law and monitors ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan diplomat has briefed the president of the U.N. Human Rights Council on the government’s decision to withdraw from a 2015 resolution calling for an investigation ...

The 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) adopted an important resolution on Sri Lanka on March 23 with 22 of its members voting in favor. While Bangladesh, China, and Pakistan voted ...

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, SWITZERLAND, October 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Victim groups in Sri Lanka have reacted with dismay about the UN Human Rights Council ...

On Tuesday, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a new resolution on Sri Lanka and called on the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to monitor human rights ...

Colombo, Sep 09 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka has decided not to seek a vote when the core group of countries led by the United Kingdom (UK) presents its proposed resolution to the United Nations Human ...

Resolution Will Embolden Extremely Large Number of Troops Stationed in Tamil Areas to Commit Mass Atrocities Against Tamils, Without Hesitation, Knowing Well That They Will Not Be Held Accountable.” — ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister said Wednesday that the government has decided to withdraw from cosponsorship of a 2015 UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for the investigation ...

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