A/HRC/30/61
A.
Government of Sri Lanka
1.
General
91.
The High Commissioner recommends that the Government of Sri Lanka:
(a)
Set up a high-level executive group to develop a coordinated, time-bound
plan and oversee progress in implementing the recommendations contained in the
present and previous reports of the High Commissioner submitted to the Human
Rights Council, as well as relevant outstanding recommendations of the Lessons
Learnt and Reconciliation Commission and past commissions of inquiry;
(b)
Invite OHCHR to establish a full-fledged country presence to monitor
the situation of human rights, advise on implementation of the recommendations
made by the High Commissioner and the Human Rights Council in its resolutions and
to provide technical assistance;
(c)
Initiate genuine consultations on transitional justice, in particular truthseeking and accountability mechanisms, reparations and memorialization, with the
public, victims and witness groups, civil society and other stakeholders; these should
be accompanied by public education programmes that ensure informed participation
in the process;
(d)
Invite the Special Rapporteur on truth, justice, reparations and
guarantees of non-recurrence to continue his engagement in accompanying and
providing advice in this process, and invite other relevant Special Representatives of
the Secretary-General and special procedure mandate holders, in particular the
Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special
Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or
punishment, to make early country visits.14
2.
Institutional reforms
(e)
Through the Constitutional Council, appoint qualified new members to
the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka of the utmost independence and
integrity, and review legislation to strengthen the Commission’s independence and its
capacity to refer cases to the courts;
(f)
Issue clear, public and unequivocal instructions to all branches of the
military and security forces that torture, rape, sexual violence and other human rights
violations are prohibited and that those responsible, both directly or as commander or
superior, will be investigated and punished; and order an end to all surveillance,
harassment and reprisals against human rights defenders;
(g)
Develop a full-fledged vetting process respecting due process to remove
from office military and security force personnel and any other public official where
there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in human rights
violations;
(h)
Prioritize the return of private land that has been occupied by the
military and end military involvement in civilian activities;
14
See also A/HRC/30/CRP.2, p. 248, recommendations.
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