A/HRC/RES/40/1 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 4 April 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Fortieth session 25 February–22 March 2019 Agenda item 2 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 21 March 2019 40/1. Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant instruments, Reaffirming Human Rights Council resolutions 30/1 of 1 October 2015 and 34/1 of 23 March 2017 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 19/2 of 22 March 2012, 22/1 of 21 March 2013 and 25/1 of 27 March 2014, Reaffirming that it is the responsibility of each State to ensure the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of its entire population, Reaffirming also its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka, Recognizing the strong role played by democratic institutions in Sri Lanka in the peaceful resolution of the political situation that arose in Sri Lanka from October to December 2018, Welcoming the establishment of the Office on Missing Persons in September 2017 and the appointment of its commissioners in February 2018, and the assumption of its work to fully implement its mandate, Welcoming also the visits made by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, from 10 to 14 July 2017, 1 the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of nonrecurrence, from 10 to 23 October 2017, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, from 4 to 15 December 2017,2 and the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, from 3 to 11 September 2018,3 1 2 3 See A/HRC/40/52/Add.3. See A/HRC/39/45/Add.2. See A/HRC/40/57/Add.2. GE.19-05673(E) 