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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

UN Chief says accountability is key for Sri Lanka

Accountability for my son ( HRW photo)
Ban ki moonUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has stressed on the importance of accountability in Sri Lanka after the UN Human Rights Council had last week passed a resolution calling for an international investigation in the country.
Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General said that the UN Chief has called on the government to constructively engage and cooperate in the implementation of the resolution passed in Geneva, the Inner City Press reported.
“The Secretary General has underlined importance of accountability [and] welcomes the determination of the High Commission on Human Rights [and] calls on the government to constructively engage and cooperate in the implementation of the resolution,” Haq had said.
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