US aware of Lankan HR situation

11 December 2010 09:28 am

The US said that it was aware about the human rights situation in Sri Lanka and that that they continued to engage directly with the Sri Lankan Government on those issues of looking at the past

Speaking at  a press conference,  Assistant Secretary for Democracy Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner added  that, "We continue to engage directly with the Sri Lankan Government on those issues of looking at the past. The UN, has an expert that''s now doing its work. We''re going to watch that closely," he said.

There is a very real internal discussion here about what our alternatives are. But we''re aware of both of some of the humanitarian issues that continue to be of concern, as well as the issues of how to deal with the past," Posner said. (Source : PTI)