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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

USA will suppport a resolution on Sri Lanka at UNHRC

''After an extensive deliberations and in the light of our on going request for more detailed information about implementation we have decided to support a UN Human Rights Council resolution in March that will ask for sri Lanka to take more concrete actions towards reconciliation, including on the question of accountability and implementation of the LLRC recommendations. There is strong and increasing pressure in support of at the council.'' - form the cable Hillary Clinton's cable to  Minister G.L. Peiris.
SLB is not in a position to verify the authencity of the letter, but US embassy in Sri Lanka has not denied any of the news stories appeared. Repoerts form Sri Lanka says this is a genuine document. Here is the full letter in its original format: