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4.
Urges the Government of Sri Lanka to investigate all alleged attacks by
individuals and groups on journalists, human rights defenders, members of religious
minority groups and other members of civil society, as well as on temples, mosques and
churches, and also urges the Government to hold perpetrators of such attacks to account and
to take steps to prevent such attacks in the future;
5.
Calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to release publicly the results of its
investigations into alleged violations by security forces, including the attack on unarmed
protesters in Weliweriya on 1 August 2013, and the report of 2013 by the court of inquiry
of the Sri Lanka Army;
6.
Encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure that all Provincial
Councils, including the Northern Provincial Council, are able to operate effectively, in
accordance with the 13th amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka;
7.
Welcomes the visit by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of
internally displaced persons in December 2013, and calls upon the Government of Sri
Lanka to facilitate the effective implementation of durable solutions for internally displaced
persons, including the long-term displaced;
8.
Also welcomes the invitation to the Special Rapporteur on the human rights
of migrants and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education;
9.
Encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate with other special
procedures mandate holders and to respond formally to their outstanding requests,
including long-standing requests;
10.
Takes note of the recommendations and conclusions of the High
Commissioner regarding ongoing human rights violations and the need for an international
inquiry mechanism in the absence of a credible national process with tangible results, and
requests the Office of the High Commissioner:
(a)
To monitor the human rights situation in Sri Lanka and to continue to assess
progress on relevant national processes;
(b)
To undertake a comprehensive investigation into alleged serious violations
and abuses of human rights and related crimes by both parties in Sri Lanka during the
period covered by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, and to establish the
facts and circumstances of such alleged violations and of the crimes perpetrated with a view
to avoiding impunity and ensuring accountability, with assistance from relevant experts and
special procedures mandate holders;
(c)
To present an oral update to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-seventh
session, and a comprehensive report followed by a discussion on the implementation of the
present resolution at its twenty-eighth session;
11.
Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner and relevant special
procedures mandate holders to provide, in consultation with and with the concurrence of
the Government of Sri Lanka, advice and technical assistance on implementing the abovementioned steps;
12.
Calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate with the Office of the
High Commissioner in the implementation of the present resolution.
53rd meeting
27 March 2014
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