High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid al Hussain should identify the "fundamental transgressions in the approach of the Government to the resolution", the Tamil Civil Society Forum said on Monday, days before the release of the high commissioner's oral report.
"The unwarranted praise and promotion that the Sri Lankan Government continues to receive from certain powerful sections of the International Community, which also ironically co-sponsored the resolution, will only encourage the Government to further withdraw from its obligations under the Geneva resolution and is unlikely to inspire them into honouring their commitments," a statement released by the group said.
The TCSF highlighted the government's pledges not to adhere to the resolution's call for foreign judges to be included in any accountability mechanism, the disregard shown to genuine consultations, progress in normalising civilian life in the North-East, including through demilitarisation and the denial that systemic crimes took place.
See full statement here.