Morality, politics and the farce behind the UNHRC resolution
By Laksiri Fernando-March 14, 2017, 8:13 pm
There was nothing fundamentally wrong in Sri Lanka endorsing the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution in October 2015. That was the best the country could achieve politically in that forum, under the circumstances, after 2009 resolution. This does not mean that it is the best for ‘reconciliation, accountability or human rights’ in the country. Many of the recommendations of the resolution are ambiguous, legalistic or lack realistic perspectives. Some of them could even be undesirable or intrusive. Otherwise, the wording was milder, accommodative and quite the reversal of the previous three resolutions in 2014, 2013 and 2012. It is somewhat like ‘carrot and stick.’
