UK's Swire meets NGOs on SL

British Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire held discussions with representatives of several NGOs on Monday to discuss the follow-up to the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka passed in Geneva last month.

“Had useful meeting with NGOs today on follow-up to #UNHRC resolution passed on human rights abuses in #SriLanka,” Swire tweeted.

The UK co-sponsored a US-led resolution at the UN Human Rights Council this year which establishes an international investigation into allegations of violations and abuses of international law on both sides of the conflict in Sri Lanka, and calls on the Sri Lankan government to make progress on accountability, reconciliation and human rights.