Sri Lanka was reviewed on 13 May 2008. The troika consisted of Ukraine, Cameroon and Bangladesh.
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
. 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 Working Group - 19 May 2008
. Full webcast. For the webcast per speaker, see here.
Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 13 June 2008
. A/HRC/8/52: Report of the eight session of the Human Rights Council
. 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
. 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.
UPR Info’s analysis on Recommendations and responses
. List of all recommendations made to Sri Lanka and its responses to them.
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.”


