A senior Sri Lankan diplomat says that "plans have been" made to thwart any attempts to bring out issues related to Colombo's human rights at the Commonwealth summit in Austrlia.
He said several Commonwealth countries have shown solidarity towards Sri Lanka and have dismissed those accusing Colombo of human rights violations.
The unnamed diplomat added:
"Already we have India backing us along with several South Asian and African countries. India has indicated that they will oppose a Commonwealth report that seeks to establish a monitoring group for member countries on human rights.
"Most of these allegations [of abuses] are baseless and are part of an international propaganda campaign against Sri Lanka. We have taken steps to counter such propaganda.”
See the report by Maldives-based Haveeru here.
See Amnesty International’s statement here
