The UK remains ‘seriously concerned’ over the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, especially with regard to freedom of expression of people and the media besides judicial independence, Britain’s foreign office has said in a report.
‘The human rights situation in Sri Lanka in 2012 remained of serious concern, with a number of negative developments, including with regard to freedom of expression and media and judicial independence’, the report issued last night said.
The report titled ‘Human Rights and Democracy report for 2012’ was launched by Foreign Secretary William Hague in London.
Stressing that the UK had co-sponsored the US-moved resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in March, the report says there continued to be reports of further abductions and disappearances, although the number of such incidents reduced from 2012 onwards compared to 2011 levels. Sri Lanka rights issues came under the spotlight last year with a HRW report.
‘The human rights situation in Sri Lanka in 2012 remained of serious concern, with a number of negative developments, including with regard to freedom of expression and media and judicial independence’, the report issued last night said.
The report titled ‘Human Rights and Democracy report for 2012’ was launched by Foreign Secretary William Hague in London.
Stressing that the UK had co-sponsored the US-moved resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in March, the report says there continued to be reports of further abductions and disappearances, although the number of such incidents reduced from 2012 onwards compared to 2011 levels. Sri Lanka rights issues came under the spotlight last year with a HRW report.