Matale, human burial grave investigation. Not decided about assistance from UN. Anurakumara Tissanayake MP notify

JVP parliament member Anurakumara Tissanayake said, regarding the assistance from United Nation Organization, to carry out investigation concerning the Matale human burial grave is not decided so far.

 

A volunteer organization notified to probe this incident and towards this the United Nation Organization's coordination will be obtained.

 

However, the said volunteer organization did not make a request officially. Hence concerning this, cannot be decided was said by Anurakumara.

 

 Hundreds of human skeletons and skulls were seized recently from the Matale hospital compound. 

Monday , 11 March 2013

Sri Lanka appoints committee to study UNHRC draft resolution

COLOMBO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Under pressure from the international community, Sri Lanka has appointed a committee to study the draft resolution presented by the U.S. at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council sessions (UNHRC), local report said here on Monday.

Local media reports quoted External Affairs Secretary Karunathilaka Amunugama as saying that the Sri Lankan government had appointed a committee to study the draft resolution presented by the U.S. last Friday.

"We will make a response once the committee has presented the government with their report," he was quoted as saying.

The Sri Lankan government vehemently rejected the new resolution saying that the resolution is "intrusive and political in nature," and far from a procedural resolution as the U.S. said earlier.

Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN Ravinatha Aryasinha attending the informal meeting arranged by the U.S. to present the draft resolution said the resolution is unfair, biased and unjust.

Aryasinha has conveyed the government's position on the resolution to the U.S. Ambassador for Human Rights, Eileen Donahoe during a meeting with her Friday that Sri Lanka does not intend to negotiate with the U.S. on the text of the draft resolution.

The Sri Lankan delegation to Geneva headed by President's special human rights envoy and Plantations Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe has consistently maintained that the island is being unfairly penalized for its reconciliation measures.

Sri Lanka ended a three decade war in 2009 but international organizations including a UN report estimate that thousands of civilians died during the last phase of the conflict and have called for credible investigations.

The Sri Lankan government has vehemently denied such deaths and resisted international probes.