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Minister Samarasinghe addresses the Human Rights Council at Sri Lanka’s UPR

Madam President,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,

 

It is my privilege and pleasure to share with the 14th Session of the UPR Working Group information and perspectives on the action taken to promote and protect human rights in Sri Lanka in the period since our first review in 2008. It has been our consistently articulated position that, in the particular circumstances and context of the Sri Lankan situation, the UPR process provides the best opportunity to raise questions and seek clarifications about the evolving situation in the country.

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