UPR Sri Lanka 2012: Recommendations Sri Lanka accepted (Lanka-e-News -05.Nov.2012, 11.30PM) The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its fourteenth session from 22 October to 5 November 2012. The review of Sri Lanka was held at the 16th meeting on 1 November 2012. The delegation of Sri Lanka was headed by Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister of Plantation Industries and Special Envoy of the President for Human Rights. At its 18th meeting held on 5 November 2012, the Working Group adopted the report on Sri Lanka  128. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue/listed below enjoy the support of Sri Lanka -------------------------------------------------- 128.1. Consider ratifying the CRPD (Egypt, Turkey); 128.2 Consider ratifying the Palermo Protocol on human trafficking (Philippines); 128.3 Make further efforts to ratify other relevant international instruments that are vital to the promotion and protection of Human Rights, in keeping with its national capacity and priority (Cambodia); 128.4 Continue giving consideration to ratify the other remaining (human rights) instruments in a progressive manner (Kenya); 128.5 Full dissemination of the NAPHR and the strengthening of governmental agencies at national, provincial and local level to guarantee its full implementation (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)); 128.6 Accelerate capacity building in order to effectively implement the NAPHR (Zimbabwe); 128.7 Continue efforts to implement the National Action Plan for the protection and promotion and human rights (Bahrain);  More >>