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Working Group to monitor human rights implementation The Permanent Standing Committee on Human Rights decided to appoint a Working Group to study and make recommendations with regard to the implementation of the recommendations made by UN Human Rights Treaty bodies and appoint a committee to draft a Human Rights Charter as enunciated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The decision was taken when the Committee, co-chaired by Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe met last Thursday. They also decided to establish an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Human Rights, the Foreign Ministry said in a news release. Minister Samaraweera said co-chairing the Permanent Standing Committee with the Human Rights Minister was a manifestation of the shared commitment of both Ministries to protect human rights. He added that “this commitment is derived not only from the mandates of our respective Ministries, but also from our Constitutional obligations and international commitments”. The Permanent Standing Committee, set up in 2000 under the direction of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgarmar adopted several decisions at the meeting. It decided to expedite the submissions of all pending reports to the UN Human Rights Treaty bodies and further enhance the ongoing human rights education programmes conducted by the Security Forces and Police.
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