Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Sri Lanka, while disagreeing with coercive international action, rejected the resolution 60/L.1/Rev.1 presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneve.

Speaking during the 60th session of the UNHRC, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva Himalee Arunatilaka reiterated Sri Lanka's rejection to the unprecedented and ad hoc move to expand the UN Human Rights Council's mandate and the proposal to establish an external evidence gathering mechanism set up by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Ambassador Arunatilaka noted that Sri Lanka participated in discussions on the resolution in a spirit of open and constructive engagement that the country...