Amnesty International calls for UNHRC to strengthen oversight of SL

COLOMBO (News 1st); Rights organization Amnesty International has called for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to strengthen its oversight of Sri Lanka during the crisis triggered by the political and economic collapse.

Amnesty International urges the UNHRC, when it meets for its 51st session (12 September – 7 October 2022), to strengthen the existing Sri Lanka accountability project of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), that was established to collect, consolidate, analyse and preserve information and evidence for future; and to set up an expert mechanism on Sri Lanka to monitor, report, provide recommendations on human rights concerns that are at the core of the current crisis.

Issuing a statement, the organization has also called on UN member states to reflect the gravity of the situation on the ground and recognise the necessity for these mechanisms and take action to advance human rights protection and accountability in Sri Lanka.

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