Navi Pillay to visit SL in August

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will undertake a visit to Sri Lanka from 25 to 31 August 2013, in response to an invitation formally extended to her by the Sri Lankan government in April 2011, the government said.

Addressing the Human Rights Council -23rd Regular Session in Geneva today Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka in Geneva and the Leader of the Sri Lanka Delegation Ravinatha P. Aryasinha said that Sri Lanka considers this visit as part of its continued, transparent and proactive engagement with the High Commissioner and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

“We believe that the visit would enable the High Commissioner to experience at first hand the significant strides made and also efforts presently underway in the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka, in the relatively brief period of 4 years since the end of the ruthless terrorist conflict that decimated our nation and its peoples for 30 long years.”

He also said, “We hope that through the visit, a platform will be built for constructive engagement between Sri Lankan Government and the OHCHR, laying by the fallacies that have in recent years guided the UN system's actions and engagement with respect to Sri Lanka and its reconciliation process.”

Comments - 20

Yuri Tuesday, 28 May 2013 05:38 AM

you are considerr as Thamil here, ans beware of White Van.

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Kumaran M Wednesday, 29 May 2013 04:13 AM

Teacher is coming

Pls clean up ur desk

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Kith udugamamakitht Tuesday, 28 May 2013 11:46 PM

Finally we can have a glimpse of her b............. Lies Lies and More lies. Madam do not promote LTTE. We will make minced meat out of them

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mani Tuesday, 28 May 2013 04:56 PM

can you first ask for this from your elected representatives

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mani Tuesday, 28 May 2013 04:56 PM

S de Silva, if you are still not aware of the injustices, you must have been living in another planet the last 30 years

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cw Tuesday, 28 May 2013 10:09 AM

No point trying to show the colour of curd to a "blind" woman.

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Ken Tuesday, 28 May 2013 09:36 AM

Please recommend this to her while at the same time go fly a kite.

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Concerned Tuesday, 28 May 2013 09:14 AM

Can you please bring your financial accounts for our guys to check!

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S de Silva Tuesday, 28 May 2013 08:20 AM

David - Can you please list out the injustices that the Tamils are exclusively faced with compared with the rest of the pop ulation? OR are you deliberately confusing justice for Tamis with their 'Aspirations, which we all have

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AIA Tuesday, 28 May 2013 06:44 AM

She will only come out with the same poem after this visit also.

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chamara Monday, 27 May 2013 02:26 PM

Navi Pillay what said abount sri lanka ............after visiting................

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Hong Kong John Tuesday, 28 May 2013 02:29 AM

When is she going to visit the US, UK and Australia to inquire into their hr abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan?

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TH Tuesday, 28 May 2013 01:44 AM

She will see what she want see and hear what she want to hear.

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Critic Roshan Tuesday, 28 May 2013 01:48 AM

She has arranged the trip to witness the Kandy Esala Perahera.

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Nishant Tuesday, 28 May 2013 01:28 AM

If SL govt is planning the visit agenda for her here, it will be an absolute waste of time and money. The Itinerary need to be independently plan by UNCHR. Doubt this will happen!

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Upali Monday, 27 May 2013 11:49 PM

Whether we like it or not, we cannot ignore the realities. If we think Navi Pillay is biased, let's face that fact and show her the evidence to the contrary, to eradicate such biases. Because the so-called super powers listen only to her, not to us. Let's welcome her and get this opportunity as Ravinatha hopes, to correct any misunderstandings. It's true that you can wakeup a truly sleeping person but you can't wakeup a pretender. But let's be positive until we see the negative.

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john duminda cena Monday, 27 May 2013 03:07 PM

Go to Palestine and you will see human rights abuses in broad daylight !! No one does anything about that !

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Grace Monday, 27 May 2013 02:50 PM

Is still the invitation standing after two years?

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DAVID Monday, 27 May 2013 02:48 PM

YOU ARE WARMLY WELCOME AND WHAT THE TAMILS EXPECT IS THAT VICTIMS NEED JUSTICE.

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weha Monday, 27 May 2013 02:34 PM

There might be a lemon puff shortage.

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