Sri Lanka has won the backing of 22 nations in its battle against the United Nation’s war crimes probe into the country’s human rights record during its brutal civil war. A government statement said the countries in a joint statement had termed the UN Human Rights Council resolution passed last March as an intrusive mandate and unwarranted in the context of Sri Lanka’s own local investigation.
The like-minded group chaired by Egypt included Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan,Russia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
This support was in addition to the concerns raised after India had questioned the methodology of the investigation.
This is in view of Sri Lanka’s decision not to cooperate with the investigation. India backed the US-sponsored 2012 and 2013 UNHRC resolutions which pinned Colombo to a credible process of reconciliation with the Tamil minority.
The like-minded group chaired by Egypt included Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan,Russia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
This support was in addition to the concerns raised after India had questioned the methodology of the investigation.
This is in view of Sri Lanka’s decision not to cooperate with the investigation. India backed the US-sponsored 2012 and 2013 UNHRC resolutions which pinned Colombo to a credible process of reconciliation with the Tamil minority.