The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has said it could do a “full and thorough investigation”, even though Sri Lanka said it will deny access to the team conducting the probe.
OHCHR spokesperson Rupert Colville told the Daily Mirror that the body had developed extensive methodologies to deal with countries which deny access, referring to the Commissions of Inquiries on Syria and North Korea, where they produced detailed reports and were able to gather evidence.
“The investigation will take place either way. It will be better to have access, but it is still possible to do a full and thorough investigation without it,” he said.
“The OHCHR has developed an extensive methodology for dealing with situations where access is denied.”
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