Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ravinatha Aryasinha, said the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs, Dr. Chaloka Beyani, had exceeded his mandate, the Daily Mirror reported.
The report by Dr Beyani, which followed a visit to Sri Lanka last month, had "compromised the impartiality and objectivity principles central to the Code of Conduct of Special Procedures Mandate Holders" Ambassador Aryasinha said, whilst addressing the 26th session of the Rights Council today.
"The mandate has been exceeded by several references and recommendations incorporated in his Report on Sri Lanka including the alleged violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights, the Panel of Experts Report on Sri Lanka and allegations of impunity of security forces," Ambassador Aryasinha added.
“The references and recommendations remain at the level of unsubstantiated uncorroborated generalisations or allegations and have exceeded his mandate as stipulated in Council Resolution 5/2,” he said, adding "we note that these references are retained in the SR’s Report in spite of the Government’s request that they be deleted."
The report by Dr Beyani, which followed a visit to Sri Lanka last month, had "compromised the impartiality and objectivity principles central to the Code of Conduct of Special Procedures Mandate Holders" Ambassador Aryasinha said, whilst addressing the 26th session of the Rights Council today.
"The mandate has been exceeded by several references and recommendations incorporated in his Report on Sri Lanka including the alleged violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights, the Panel of Experts Report on Sri Lanka and allegations of impunity of security forces," Ambassador Aryasinha added.
“The references and recommendations remain at the level of unsubstantiated uncorroborated generalisations or allegations and have exceeded his mandate as stipulated in Council Resolution 5/2,” he said, adding "we note that these references are retained in the SR’s Report in spite of the Government’s request that they be deleted."