EU to support accountability in Sri Lanka at HRC

The European Union has stated they will support efforts to ensure accountability in Sri Lanka at the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council session.

In a statement released by the Council of the European Union, it was stated that, 

"The EU will also support efforts aimed at keeping the issues of accountability and reconciliation as well as the current human rights situation in Sri Lanka on the agenda of the Human Rights Council."

Apart from Sri Lanka, the report stated the EU would also examine the human rights situations in Syria, North Korea, Iran, Mali, Burma, Belarus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Sudan and South Sudan. 

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