UN Human Rights Chief to visit North

During his four-day official visit to Sri Lanka on Saturday, at the invitation of the Government, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein will be visiting Jaffna, Trincomalee and Kandy to hold discussions with diffrent stakeholders, the UN office in Colombo said.

"The High Commissioner will discuss a range of current challenges and opportunities for strengthening the rule of law and protection of human rights in Sri Lanka, including reviewing the implementation of the recommendations made in his report to the Human Rights Council, and in its subsequent Resolution 30/1 on “promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka.” The resolution, which was co-sponsored by Sri Lanka, was unanimously adopted by the Human Rights Council on 1 October 2015."

The High Commissioner will meet President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and other Ministers, as well as other high-level Government officials at both federal and regional levels.  He will also hold discussions with a wide range of other interlocutors, including the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, representatives of civil society, victims of human rights violations, and religious leaders. In addition to the capital Colombo.