Sri Lanka is committed to international human rights law and there is renewed political commitment and will in the country, to strengthen human rights law compliance mechanisms, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka in Geneva, Ravinath Ariyasinhe said at an ICRC conference.
The envoy said Sri Lanka was also committed to advancing measures to prevent and respond to all forms of violence including sexual and gender based violence.
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