The Sri Lankan government has rejected the findings of an Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report, which calls for an international independent investigation into rights violations on the island, reported the Daily Mirror.
According to reports, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has sent a copy of the UN findings to the Sri Lankan government. Leaked excerpts, which appeared on the Sunday Times website earlier this week, concluded that Sri Lanka did not have the “political will” to carry out its own investigation and called for an international process.
The Daily Mirror reported that after receiving the report,
“the government has sent its detailed response, particularly rejecting the call for an international inquiry. It has also asked for more time and space to address the issues in the post-war period.”