Writing for Channel 4 news, the No Fire Zone documentary director, Callum Macrae, said that victims and human rights organisations will expect to see real measurable progress in Sri Lanka on the implementation of the UNHRC resolution.
Noting that Sri Lanka would come under real pressure if progress wasn’t seen by the international community in upcoming weeks, Mr Macrae said “One likely issue to become an immediate focus of campaigning will be for the establishment of properly staffed and adequately funded regional office of the OHCHR in the Jaffna or Kilinochchi areas of the north.”
He added “The Sri Lankan government’s willingness to support and facilitate such an office would be seen as a real test of their proclaimed commitment to making this process work.”
Noting victims concerns that calls for demilitarisation of the North-East weren’t explicitly called for by the resolution, Mr Macrae concluded,
“Most observers agree that international scrutiny and involvement will be central to what happens next.”
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Noting that Sri Lanka would come under real pressure if progress wasn’t seen by the international community in upcoming weeks, Mr Macrae said “One likely issue to become an immediate focus of campaigning will be for the establishment of properly staffed and adequately funded regional office of the OHCHR in the Jaffna or Kilinochchi areas of the north.”
He added “The Sri Lankan government’s willingness to support and facilitate such an office would be seen as a real test of their proclaimed commitment to making this process work.”
Noting victims concerns that calls for demilitarisation of the North-East weren’t explicitly called for by the resolution, Mr Macrae concluded,
“Most observers agree that international scrutiny and involvement will be central to what happens next.”
See full article here.