January 19, 2014 Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Zamir Akram, making a statement at the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council on 26 March, on the UNHRC report on Sri ...
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Australia opposes UN resolution to conduct war crimes inquiry in Sri Lanka
March 28, 2014 9:23 am Australia has voiced its opposition to an international investigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka saying it is not convinced that the UN backed inquiry is "the best way forward". ...
The U.S. Sponsored Resolution on Sri Lanka at The UNHRC is Detrimental to Lasting Peace in Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan Americans Inform The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
Embassy of Sri Lanka Washington DC Press Release Washington , D.C. , March 27, 2014: A large group of Sri Lankan- American voters representing multiple states gathered at Capitol Hill to meet their Members of ...
H.E the Ambassador delivers Keynote Address at the 113th Anniversary German Asia-Pacific Business Association in Bremen, Germany
The German Asia-Pacific Business Association in Bremen celebrated its 113th Anniversary recently with H.E. the Ambassador of Sri Lanka Mr. Sarath Kongahage as Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker. The German Asia-Pacific ...
Statement by Sri Lanka delivered by H.E. Mr. Ravinatha P. Aryasinha Ambassador / Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council 27 March 2014
Mr. President,
Anyone unaware of the ground situation in Sri Lanka walking into the Human Rights Council today could not be blamed for thinking that Sri Lanka is the most troubled place on this planet. However, as you are aware, Sri Lanka is clearly not an urgent situation that warrants the Council’s continued attention.
Draft resolution HRC/25/L.1/Rev.1 is the third consecutive resolution presented by the US against Sri Lanka in this Council in the past three years. It is presented without the consent of Sri Lanka as the country concerned. It is presented in spite of Sri Lanka’s continuous engagement with the UN and the Council as acknowledged by countries across regions. It is presented in spite of continued and tangible progress demonstrated by Sri Lanka on the ground in addressing issues related to the reconciliation process including accountability, within the framework of Sri Lanka’s domestic reconciliation process.
Period of Disappearances Commission inquiry extended
March 26, 2014, 10:28 pm President Mahinda Rajapaksa has backdated the date of commencement of investigations by the Commission of Inquiry appointed to probe cases of alleged disappearances of persons in the Nor ...
‘The Last Phase’: A real story of hope
A Sri Lankan ‘side event’ in Geneva with a difference The meeting rooms at the Palais des Nations in Geneva have been reverberating with pro-LTTE rhetoric during the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council sessions ...
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