Human rights, foreign policy and the battle for Sri Lanka’s soul
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Sri Lanka's controversial human rights record comes up before the UN Human Rights Council in September, this time in the backdrop of monumental political changes in the island. The new Sri Lankan Government will be confronted with a much less hostile 47 member Council this month, with its international partners led by the United States inclined to give Colombo's new political leadership more time to credibly address serious
allegations about violations in war time and take steps towards genuine reconciliation. The change in international mindsets is a major foreign policy victory for the Sri Lankan Government, but now more than ever
Sri Lanka's victims need white knights to march in the cause of human rights and assist in
finding answers to questions left hanging too long
allegations about violations in war time and take steps towards genuine reconciliation. The change in international mindsets is a major foreign policy victory for the Sri Lankan Government, but now more than ever
Sri Lanka's victims need white knights to march in the cause of human rights and assist in
finding answers to questions left hanging too long
