WEOG calls for resolution on SL with stronger wordings

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The WEOG (Western Europe and Other Group), during the latest informal consultations during the UNHRC sessions, has called for further strengthening the language of certain paragraphs of the resolution on Sri Lanka, Daily Mirror learns.

UK calls for broad framework for advancing human rights

Informal consultations with the participation of the countries concerned took place on March 1 and 2.The United Kingdom (UK) which leads the core group of the countries, called for these events. among the WEOG countries that participated are Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Liechtenstein and the United States. It is learnt that these countries took a coordinated position in asking for strengthening wordings of some paragraphs of the draft resolution. The United States is reported to have asked for the inclusion of word ‘extradition’ in the operative paragraph 14 which calls for prosecution of those responsible for alleged crimes. However, China strongly raised objection to it.

In addition to China, eight other countries including Russia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Cuba, Venezuela, Egypt and Belarus stood for the Sri Lankan Government’s position during these sessions in making general comments on the resolution and remarks under specific paragraphs of it.(KELUM BANDARA)

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BuffaloaCitizen Thursday, 04 March 2021 09:33 AM

Those countries that stood with Sri Lanka are clearly having serious Human Rights Issues

BUSHEL_ Thursday, 04 March 2021 09:56 AM

CLEARLY USA has no Human Rights Issues ..

Punchi Banda Thursday, 04 March 2021 09:59 AM

And all western countries have zero HR violations? That's why they have white skin.

un FAIL Thursday, 04 March 2021 10:06 AM

and those countries have good human rights records and are definitely not the most hypocritcal countries on earth

Jude Thursday, 04 March 2021 09:52 AM

Brits WHAT about Chilcot Inquiry!?? That report is UNDER THE carpet ! Huh!!

Jude Thursday, 04 March 2021 10:03 AM

Western Europe consist of Bulk of the Tamil Diaspora, now they've voting rights!! Those governments want to please them!! This is all about dirty politics MOST of all HYPOCRISY !! Yeah!!!

let him who have not sinned cast the first stone. Thursday, 04 March 2021 12:33 PM

Those who comment above - keeping aside trying to throw stones at others - do you really believe that our wonder of asia has a clean record. = come on man - let us put our house in order - classic current example is the burial issue.

Mokan Thursday, 04 March 2021 12:40 PM

Jude@ we should have thought about it when kicked them out in 1983

Lasith Thursday, 04 March 2021 12:56 PM

IGNORE! iGNORE! IGNORE! UK currently under the spotlight due to disproportionately high number of deaths of Black and Asian minorities due to Covid. INEQUALITY and RACISM, but does UN care?

Joshua Thursday, 04 March 2021 01:10 PM

Ha haa... things getting out of hand for SL.

Shown Thursday, 04 March 2021 03:06 PM

Dear WEOG, please look in to human rights of christian minority here, Christians were massacred in hundreds, two years ago, reason is we are not following same faith as murderers, so this could repeat again and again,as long as,it's there in their holy book, your timely intervention, would be saved people from future massacres

Lanka Peiris Thursday, 04 March 2021 06:46 PM

Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Liechtenstein and the United States, the worms that are coming out of the woodwork. US who called UNHRC a 'cess pit of political bias' has put it's shit into this same cess pit. The others are Tamil diaspora (LTTE terrorist supporters) block electoral supporters of the politicians in these countries.

Tom Friday, 05 March 2021 03:25 PM

Embassies of those countries accused for co-operation producing drama on ' kidnapping and sexually molesting young lady ' roll of main actress was played by beautiful young lady Ganiya Barrister Francis,a local employee of Swiss embassy. intention of producers was to bring bad name to Srilanka and its newly appointed popular President Gota, for their disappointment, it turned to flop,and all laugh at them

FF Thursday, 04 March 2021 10:06 PM

WHAT EVER IS THE RESOLUTION PRESENTED WE ARE GOING TO REJECT, REJECT REPEAT REJECT IT

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