ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has rejected the draft resolution 60/L.1/Rev.1 by the United Nations Human Rights Council, which would extend the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), its Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted the resolution to extend the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka without a vote on Monday. “The extension of its mandate will only serve the interests of elements with vested interests seeking to create divisions and polarize the…
Sri Lanka rejects UNHRC resolution to extend OHCHR mandate
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