More countries have joined as additional sponsors of a resolution on Sri Lanka presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, at its ongoing 57th Session.
The resolution was tabled by the main sponsors the United Kingdom, Canada, Malawi, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and the United States of America.
However, as of 4th October the had Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America as the sponsors and co-sponsors of the resolution.
The Resolution titled ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ had been submitted to the Secretariat just ahead of the Presidential Election in Sri Lanka.
Resolution A/HRC/57/L.1 looks to renew the mandate in Resolution 51/1, which the Sri Lankan Government has already rejected.
The new Resolution tabled at the Human Rights Council during its ongoing 57th Session calls for the mandate and all requested work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Human Rights Council resolution 51/1 to be extended.
“Decides to extend the mandate and all requested work of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Human Rights Council resolution 51/1 and requests the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to present an oral update at its 58th session, and a comprehensive report on progress on human rights, reconciliation, and accountability in Sri Lanka at its 60th session to be discussed in an interactive dialogue,” the resolution says.
The 57th session of the Human Rights Council is taking place in Geneva from 9 September to 11 October 2024.