Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted Resolution A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1, titled "Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka," without a vote during its 60th session. Sri Lanka had formally rejected the resolution during the 41st meeting, but failed to even call for a vote on the Resolution during the course of the session.

Political commentator and seasoned journalist, Mohan Samaranayake, has strongly criticised Sri Lanka's decision not to call for a vote on the recent United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution, arguing that the government mishandled the situation.

The resolution, initially tabled by the Sri Lanka Core Group (Canada, Malawi, Montenegro, North...