Sri Lanka Special Envoy to address UN Human Rights Council today
May 30, 2011 12:24 pm
The Sri Lankan delegation led by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, Minister for Plantation Industries and Special Envoy for Human Rights of Sri Lanka who is in Geneva to participate in the 17th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, is scheduled to address the opening session today (30th) at 2:00 p.m. local time.
The Minister is expected to apprise the UN Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka’s human rights situation and the progress Sri Lanka has made on the reconciliation process.
The Sri Lankan delegation to the Geneva session also includes Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva and Attorney General Mohan Peiris and Head of Sri Lanka mission in the United Nations in Geneva, Ms. Kshenuka Seneviratne, the Govt. Information Dept reports.