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Review 2008


Sri Lanka was reviewed on 13 May 2008. The troika consisted of Ukraine, Cameroon and Bangladesh.


National report

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/LKA/1- A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Compilation of UN information

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/LKA/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/LKA/3 - A, C, E, F, R, S

NGO submissions

  NGOs
. Action Canada for Population and Development (Joint Submission) E
. Amnesty International E 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
. Asian Centre for Human Rights E
. Asian Legal Resource Centre E
. Becket Fund for Religious Liberty E
. Center on Housing Rights and Evictions E 1
. Christian Solidarity Worldwide E
. Equal Ground E
. Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children E
. HELP Sri Lanka E
. Human Development Organization (joint Submission) E
. Human Rights Watch E 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
. Ilankai Tamil Sangam E
. Interfaith International E
. Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre E 1
. International Commission of Jurist E
. International Dalit Solidarity Network E
. International Education Development E
. International League for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples E
. International Lesbian and Gay Association E
. International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism E
. Institute on Religion and Public Policy E
. Islamic Human Rights Commission E
. Joint Civil Society Report (Joint Submission) E 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
. Manitham E
. Minority Rights Group International E 1, 2
. People for Equality and Relief in Sri Lanka E
. Society for Threatened People E
. Sri Lanka Democracy Forum E
. Tamil Information Center E 1
. Tamils Rehabilitation Organization E
. The Sri Lankan Civil Society Working Group on Child Recruitment E
. The Women and Media Collective E
. World Organisation Against Torture E

Review in the Working Group – 13 May 2008

. Summary by ISHR

. UN press release

. Full webcast. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet.

Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/L.12: Report adopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 13 June 2008

. A/HRC/8/52: Report of the eight session of the Human Rights Council

. UN press release

. Webcast of the plenary. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

. Statement by Sri Lanka.

. The following states took the floor: Denmark, Sweden, Algeria, Canada, Qatar, China, Bahrain, Indonesia and Japan.

For all the statements made by States, see the OHCHR extranet.

- The following observers took the floor:

. Joint Statement: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch

. Interfaith International

. International Educational Development (IED)

. International Commission of jurists

. Joint Statement: International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism, Pax Romana, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)

. Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC)

. International Women’s Rights Action Watch (IWRAW) Asia Pacific.

Final outcome

. A/HRC/8/46 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final Report as adopted

. A/HRC/8/46/Add1 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Responses to recommendations

Follow-up

  • Statements under item 6

. 9th HRC session - 18 September 2008

“We are proceeding with the National Action Plan we promised, and have secured the services of the Chairman of the UN Special Committee on Terrorism as a Consultant. UNDP has been especially helpful in this regard, whilst the IPU has agreed to assist us to fulfill another pledge, relating to a Seminar for Parliamentarians. This will extend also to new Provincial Councillors, whose capacities and commitment with regard to Human Rights need strengthening.”









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