Newly appointed commissioner resigns from Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka

One of the newly appointed commissioners for the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) resigned on Tuesday, reports Colombo Page.

Lionel Fernando handed over his resignation letter citing personal reasons to President Maithripala Sirisena.
Mr Fernando was appointed  to the post last week when Sri Lanka’s constitutional council appointed new commissioners to the Human Rights Commission.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka was set up by Sri Lanka as an independent Commission to promote and protect human rights in the country and has been functioning for 19 years.

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