India’s ruling Congress party has pledged to work with other countries to bring about a “credible, objective, time-bound inquiry into allegations of human rights violation” in Sri Lanka, in their manifesto released this week.
The party manifesto, entitled “Your voice, Our pledge” stated,
“We will work with other countries, to prevail upon Sri Lanka to ensure a credible, objective, time-bound inquiry into allegations of human rights violations and excesses committed by the Sri Lankan forces, during the concluding phases of the operations against the LTTE.”
The manifesto was released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council vote on a resolution on Sri Lanka this week.
The Congress party also pledged to “ensure that the Tamil-speaking people and other minorities have full equality and equal rights under law”, adding,
“press the Government of Sri Lanka to implement the 13th Amendment and create autonomous provinces, especially the provinces of the North and East.”
See the full manifesto here.