SL hits out at Pillay

At its presentation at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Sessions in Geneva, Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Envoy Minister Mahinda Samarasainghe claimed that Ms. Pillay under the guise of preparing the groundwork for a future visit had sent officials to Sri Lanka to gather information for her report released recently.

“Thus it now appears the team’s agenda was purely to collect material for her present report and not to “help prepare the ground” for a visit by her,” the minister said.

He detailed to the Council that the Sri Lankan Government had invited Ms. Pillay in April 2011 to visit Sri Lanka but in May last year she had stated that the visit to Sri Lanka would be undertaken after an advance visit by a team of officials from the OHCHR to explore possible areas for cooperation. (DS)

The full statement: http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/26040-sl-hits-out-at-pillay.html