The Sri Lankan government will reject the US-sponsored resolution at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, said a member of the cabinet.
Chief Government Whip and Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told the Daily News that Sri Lanka has fulfilled its obligations as a member of the UN.
"We will explain our human right standards and progress achieved in the sphere of national reconciliation in terms of the previous UN resolution,"
"This is not the first time that US -sponsored resolutions have come against sovereign states in Asia at the UNHRC. We will not welcome any resolution against the country at the upcoming Geneva sessions since we have fulfilled requirements of the UN as a member country," he said.
The Minister said that "representatives of the US and other UN member countries can visit Sri Lanka and eyewitness [sic] the progress in the spheres of post-war development and national reconciliation."
"People's rights have been established by the government. The people are enjoying freedom of movement after a three decade war," he said.
"The country introduced a Human Rights Action Plan by the UN, fulfilling its commitments to the UN. Secretary to the President Lalith Weerathinga carried out the implementation of the LLRC recommendations.
"Steps have been taken by the government to make constitutional changes that are necessary to implement some recommendations in the LLRC report.”
The minister blamed the delay to implementing recommendations of the LLRC on the TNA.
"The government is taking steps to change the electoral system. Tamil National Alliance(TNA)'s reluctance to participate in the Parliamentary Select Committee to reach a consensus on sensitive issues on the devolution of power, has delayed the implementation of some recommendations of the LLRC report," he said.
