{"id":15535,"date":"2013-01-28T17:01:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T22:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=15535"},"modified":"2013-01-28T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T22:01:01","slug":"usa-to-sponsor-resolution-on-sri-lanka-at-un-human-rights-council-march-session-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=15535","title":{"rendered":"USA to Sponsor Resolution on Sri Lanka at UN Human Rights Council March Session in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ranga Jayasuriya<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United States would sponsor a resolution on Sri Lanka at the forthcoming United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) session in March, the visiting US Government delegation told the media, yesterday. The resolution is expected to ask the Government of Sri Lanka to live up to its own commitments, including the implementation of the recommendations made in the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report.<\/p>\n

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“The US decided to sponsor a procedural resolution on Sri Lanka along with international partners,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, James Moore said, during an interaction with the local media.<\/p>\n

“It would be a pretty straightforward resolution built on parts of the March 2012 resolution.”<\/p>\n

He said the Sri Lankan Government has already been notified about the forthcoming resolution.<\/p>\n

He added the United States and the 23 member states that supported the previous resolution at the UNHRC believed that the Sri Lankan Government should fulfil its commitment to its people that it made in Geneva in 2012.<\/p>\n

Asked whether the US is not satisfied with the progress in the implementation of the LLRC, he said: “Though there has been some progress, there is still a great deal more to do.”<\/p>\n

He went on to say the impeachment of the Chief Justice raised serious concerns about the separation of powers and the rule of law, adding that the US would raise these issues in the ongoing dialogue with the government.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the military cooperation, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence, Vikram Singh said, the US wanted a ‘forward looking engagement,’ and in military ties as well. Referring to the denial of the visa to military official, Brig. Susantha Ranasinha, he said, “There were some cases of human rights vetting that resulted in the visa being denied.”<\/p>\n

He said the two countries can move towards a greater military cooperation when ‘Sri Lanka addresses accountability issues mentioned in the LLRC report.’<\/p>\n

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Jane Zimmerman said the US Government wanted to see progress in accountability issues, adding the US welcomes the government’s commitment to hold Northern elections in September. But she added: “There are quite a number of people who want to know what happened to their loved ones.”COURTESY:CEYLON TODAY<\/p>\n

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By Ranga Jayasuriya The United States would sponsor a resolution on Sri Lanka at the forthcoming United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) session in March, the visiting US Government delegation told the media, yesterday. The resolution is expected to ask the Government of Sri Lanka to live up to its own commitments, including the implementation …<\/p>\n

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