A report on Sri Lanka is to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in September by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Guarantees of Non-recurrence.
Pablo de Greiff, the former Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-recurrence, visited Sri Lanka in October 2017 and a report based on his visit will be submitted to the UNHRC by the incumbent Special Rapporteur, Fabian Salvioli.
The 42nd session of the UNHRC is to take place in Geneva from 9-27 September 2019 and the Special Rapporteur is to submit a report on his work following which, a report on Sri Lanka is listed to be discussed.
The provisional agenda for the session notes that the Special Rapporteur is expected to submit the report on September 11th.
During his visit to Sri Lanka in 2017, the then Special Rapporteur had noted concerns over the failure to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and establish a mechanism to review expeditiously the cases of those held under the PTA.
He had further noted that although some of the land occupied by the armed forces, in some cases for decades, had been returned, the lack of clarity and comprehensiveness in the process had serious consequences from a developmental standpoint.
The Special Rapporteur had called for a comprehensive Transitional Justice Strategy that included a clear calendar for the implementation of the different transitional justice mechanisms, including truth, justice, reparations, and guarantees of non-recurrence; identifies needs in terms of budget, staff, and required expertise; and outlines the links between the different elements of the strategy.
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