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UNHRC 49th Session begins with Sri Lanka on the agenda
28 Feb, 2022
The 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) began today with Sri Lanka on the agenda.
In its resolution 46/1, the Human Rights Council had requested the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to enhance its monitoring and reporting on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka, including on progress in reconciliation and accountability.
OHCHR was also requested to present a written update to be discussed in the context of an interactive dialogue at its forty-ninth session.
Accordingly, the Council will consider the written update of OHCHR on Sri Lanka at the ongoing session.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has already published the written update where she?called on the international community to continue to explore possible targeted sanctions against credibly alleged Sri Lankan perpetrators of grave human rights violations and abuses.
She also called on the Sri Lankan Government to publish the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings to ensure transparency for victims and pursue further independent investigations into the involvement of any other state or non-state actors. (Colombo Gazette)
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