Sri Lanka: National Action Plan on Human Rights

From the Daily News

Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe told the UN Human Rights Council yesterday that the Government’s ultimate aim was to implement a National Action Plan on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Sri Lanka.

Addressing the working group of the UNHCR, during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Minister acknowledged that the Government regarded safeguarding human rights of all Sri Lankans as a primary duty.

Elaborating on the National Action Plan, the Minister said this would be a countrywide initiative, including a national mapping exercise on human rights, to identify challenges, constraints and gaps in human rights promotion and protection.