A three-member delegation from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will carry out an official visit to the country from December 4 to 15 December 2017 to assess the country’s situation regarding human rights issues, a UN statement said.
José Antonio Guevara Bermúdez, Leigh Toomey and Elina Steinerte will visit several places, including prisons, police stations and institutions for juveniles, migrants and people with psychosocial disabilities, to gather first-hand information which will form part of their overall assessment.
The delegation will visit Colombo as well as western, north-central, northern, eastern, southern and central provinces, where they will meet Government officials, civil society groups and other relevant stakeholders.
The experts will share their preliminary observations at a press conference on December 15, 2017 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07.
The Working Group will present its final report on the visit to the UN Human Rights Council in September 2018.
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