PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sri Lanka: Human Rights (22 November 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterpart on the implementation of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in that country.

Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)

During my visit in early October 2017 to Colombo and Jaffna, I raised with Foreign Minister Marapana the importance of the Sri Lankan government implementing in full its commitments under UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, which rolled over the commitments made under 30/1. These commitments include the return of all military-held private land, the operationalisation of the Office of Missing Persons, and the development of new counter-terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards.​

The UK is committed to the full implementation of Resolution 34/1 and will continue to support the Government of Sri Lanka in its efforts to promote reconciliation and human rights.

Answered by:
Mark Field (Conservative)
27 November 2017