The official news portal of the Sri Lankan Government quoted Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the Unit, Dr Palitha Kohona, as saying the government will not favour any external intervention in, what it says are, ‘domestic issues’.
According to Dr Kohona, domestic processes must be ‘exhausted’, before resorting to externalisation.
Dr Kohona outlined the key features and recommendations of the controversial LLRC report, a week ahead of the start of the 19th UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva.
He claimed Sri Lanka would take legal action if human rights abuses are proven to have been committed and said the government would implement the recommendations of the LLRC.
The LLRC report was widely criticised by human rights organisations and governments including the US and the UK for falling short on accountability issues.
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