Sri Lanka ‘rejects’ UNHRC report on Human Rights situation in the country

Sri Lankan government has rejected outright the report of the Commissioner of the United Nation’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which calls upon the state to implement its recommendations on human rights.

Presenting her oral update on the situation of Human Rights in Sri Lanka, the Deputy High Commissioner of the UNHRC Nada Al Nashid urged the authorities to accelerate investigations and prosecutions probing cases of human rights violations, in particular, the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.

Responding to the UNHRC report, Sri Lanka’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Himalee Subashini Arunatilaka said they “reject the written update, its conclusion and recommendations”.