What next at UNHRC: Govt. ponders its options
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Days ahead of the official release of the report on alleged war crimes by troops and Tiger guerrillas, the United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera were in regular telephone contact.
In one such phone call from Geneva to Samaraweera in Colombo, Zeid said the investigation report of the OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights), tagged the OISL, would be made available to the Government of Sri Lanka five days ahead of the official release. He said his immediate concern was the need to maintain strict secrecy of the contents until they were made public, officially.
In one such phone call from Geneva to Samaraweera in Colombo, Zeid said the investigation report of the OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights), tagged the OISL, would be made available to the Government of Sri Lanka five days ahead of the official release. He said his immediate concern was the need to maintain strict secrecy of the contents until they were made public, officially.
