Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to establish an Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee on Human Rights to serve as a permanent national framework for monitoring and reporting on Sri Lanka's domestic human rights affairs.Sri Lanka News
Speaking at the weekly Cabinet press briefing in Colombo yesterday (18), Cabinet Spokesman and Health and Mass Media Minister Dr.Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the initiative reinforces Sri Lanka's international commitments.
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"As a member State of the United Nations, Sri Lanka is a state party to nine core human rights treaties and five optional protocols," Dr. Jayatissa noted. He added that part...