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The Canadian Government today urged the Sri Lankan government to set a time-bound strategy for full implementation of the UN Resolution, with technical support from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

“We call on Sri Lanka to meet its domestic and international human rights obligations to ensure a peaceful, reconciled and prosperous future for all Sri Lankans,” it said in a statement.

Canada welcomed the High Commissioner’s Representative’s report on Sri Lanka and aid it supports the government’s constructive engagement with the OHCHR.

“We acknowledge the initial steps taken on human rights and welcome the establishment of the Office of Missing Persons. We call for its full operationalization and implementation,” it said.

It said the Wednesday’s report at the 37th UNHRC session in Geneva  highlighted that continued effort is needed on transitional justice, including reparations, truth seeking and accountability mechanisms and on implementing confidence-building measures critical to reconciliation such as repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act.


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  • MR Mohanraj Pillai Thursday, 22 March 2018 10:04 PM

    Wishful thinking. The world does not know of the attitude of the Sinhala government. Mohanraj

    kondaya77 Thursday, 22 March 2018 10:34 PM

    Canada should honor all treaties sighed with the first nations people before they give advise to others.

    VJ Thursday, 22 March 2018 10:39 PM

    Any task should be time bound, cannot be open ended. A method to measure the progress is also necessary.

    N.Wijeratne Friday, 23 March 2018 01:27 AM

    iSri Lanka is a Sovereign state-with a Democratically elected Parliament and an Ex. Presidency elected to office directly by the Peoples vote-Whatever the nature of the Agency reccomending any action inside the country or outside the country must be operative only after due process in the Legislature which takes precedence on all matters-To put into operation anything to the bygone war and its remnants and any alterations in Policy must be initiated in the Parliament-There is no basis or alternatives to entertain issues due to outside pressure--

    siva Friday, 23 March 2018 03:33 PM

    The resolution was sponsored by Sri Lanka at UNHCR where Sri Lanka is a member on its own application. So why cannot it do what it said it will do in the resolution itself

    Upcountry Sri Lankan Tamil Canadian Friday, 23 March 2018 02:12 AM

    Canadian Government should also block Tiger supporters from displaying and carrying the tiger flag and printing posters with Prabaharan's picture as LTTE is a banned organization in Canada. Without doing this what right has the Canadian Government got to ask any action from Sri Lanka?

    kumaran Friday, 23 March 2018 03:11 AM

    These fellows have not done anything to alleviate the suffering of their own INDEGENOUS people. No UN nor anyone says anything against murders, abductions etc.


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