The ambassador and head of the European Union delegation to Sri Lanka, Bernard Savage noted that further efforts were needed to address the issue of accountability.
Speaking to a journalists, the ambassador outlined various issues that were yet to be resolved.
Referring to enforced disappearances, Savage said,
“These are issues that have not been properly resolved. There are other cases of disappearances that have not been satisfactorily addressed. It is an issue where more clarifications are needed and the culprits brought to book.”
Although the EU is not represented on the UNHRC, Savage emphasised that the EU member states were active members of the UN council and had already made interventions with regards to accountability issues.
He added,
“The member states have also voiced concerns on certain issues, notably issues related to questions of missing persons and the enforced disappearances, etc. These concerns are raised by member states and also by a number of other members of the UNHRC. The experts of the mission who visited the country recently have also raised these issues”.
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