Navi Pillay on Sri Lanka visit: ‘I want to see for myself’
June 29, 2013 11:46 am
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay on Friday reiterated her call for an international investigation into allegations of human rights violations during the final stages of the war in Sri Lanka.
“I have called for an international investigation; to investigate the root causes of the conflict, to investigate what happened during the last days of the war and to ensure that the rights of victims to the truth and the right of victims for reparation is ensured,” she said.
Navi Pillay was taking questions from around the world on the BBC’s World Have Your Say programme.
Confirming that she will engage in a formal visit to Sri Lanka in August, on an invitation extended by the government, Pillay stated that she wanted to see the situation here for herself and hoped “to be able to speak to many people as possible” during the visit.
Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ravinatha Aryasinha had stated that the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay has decided to undertake a visit to Sri Lanka from 25 to 31 August 2013.
“I have called for an international investigation; to investigate the root causes of the conflict, to investigate what happened during the last days of the war and to ensure that the rights of victims to the truth and the right of victims for reparation is ensured,” she said.
Navi Pillay was taking questions from around the world on the BBC’s World Have Your Say programme.
Confirming that she will engage in a formal visit to Sri Lanka in August, on an invitation extended by the government, Pillay stated that she wanted to see the situation here for herself and hoped “to be able to speak to many people as possible” during the visit.
Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ravinatha Aryasinha had stated that the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay has decided to undertake a visit to Sri Lanka from 25 to 31 August 2013.
