Category: Sri Lanka Politics

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Sri Lanka does not need a Truth & Reconciliation Commission — Terrorists need to reconcile with us, not the other way around

The recent statement by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister at the UN Human Rights Council outlined the government’s commitment to domestic reforms in human rights, justice, and reconciliation. While many of these initiatives — anti-corruption...

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What the UN Secretary-General, Security Council, and UNGA President must investigate in the UNHRC’s Resolutions on Sri Lanka

  The United Nations Charter enshrines principles of sovereign equality, non-intervention, and adherence to mandates. Yet for over sixteen years, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has passed a series of resolutions on Sri Lanka...

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Human Rights or Geopolitics? Sri Lanka Exposes the UNHRC’s Double Standards

  The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was established in 2006 (GA Resolution 60/251) with noble intentions: to promote universality, impartiality, and cooperation protecting human rights. Yet in practice within less than 2...

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Sri Lanka & the UN funding scandal: 5th Committee must answer on UNHRC’s illegal mandate

  A UN Constitutional Crisis   For over 15 years, Sri Lanka has been subjected to an unprecedented series of UNHRC resolutions simply for ending 30 years of terrorism. These resolutions have been based...

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Can Nations exploit the UNHRC to violate its Mandate? The Sri Lanka Precedent

    Sri Lanka is the only UN member state targeted for successive UNHRC resolutions after successfully ending a 30-year terrorist conflict. Instead of recognition for defeating terrorism-a feat no other nation has achieved,...