Addressing at the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council today, USSecretary of State Antony J. Blinken said that the US supports a resolution on the lack of accountability for past atrocities in Sri Lanka.
“The United States is fully committed to the universal protection and promotion of human rights. We look forward to working collaboratively with friends and partners in this body and in the NGO community from all regions, to ensure that the Council lives up to its mandate and effectively contributes to human rights around the world,” US Secretary of State Blinken said.
US also indicated that it encourages the Council to support resolutions at this session addressing issues of concern around the world, including ongoing human rights violations in Syria and North Korea, and the need for further investigation into the situation in South Sudan.
In the wake of the ‘outing’ of parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala with accusations that his PhD was fake, there has been a flurry of articles on fake degrees.
An eighteen member Presidential Task Force, including President’s secretary was appointed today to implement the ’Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative proposed by the government.
Under the government’s initiative of disposing of high end- luxury vehicles that impose a heavy burden of public funds, other state institutions are barred from purchasing them through state procurement procedure, according to a Treasury circular.
An investigation has been launched on the instructions of Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya into an incident where popular author Kasun Mahendra Heenatigala was arrested and allegedly mistreated by the Athurugiriya Police.
Mr. Gihan de Silva has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, the Government Information Department announced.
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