Several countries have reaffirmed their commitment to the OHCHR Investigation on Sri Lankan and its discussion in September, during the interactive debate on High Commissioner Zeid Al Hussain's annual report on Thursday at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
After Sri Lanka was mentioned by several countries and NGOs, the high commissioner in his concluding remarks explained how the decision to defer the OISL report was only taken after "careful and deep consultation" and reiterated the report would be released in September.
The US said it hopes to see evidence of the Sri Lankan government's action on human rights, reconciliation and accountability when the UNHRC looks at the OISL report in September.
Commencing its statement with Sri Lanka, the US said it welcomes Mr Hussain's leadership on the issue.
"We welcome the High Commissioner's leadership in engaging with the Government of Sri Lanka, which led to the extension of the release of the OHCHR investigation's report. We look forward to receiving the report before this Council's September session and hope to see evidence in it of the Sri Lankan government's actions to promote human rights, reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka, consistent with its promises of cooperation noted in the High Commissioner's report," the US representative said.