Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka, despite the country's formal opposition.

Resolution A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1 was passed without a vote at the 41st meeting of the 60th session, with 30 nations co-sponsoring the measure.

The text, championed by the Sri Lanka Core Group-including the United Kingdom, Canada, Malawi, Montenegro, and North Macedonia-calls for several key actions from the government in Colombo.

Primarily, it urges the devolution of political authority as stipulated in the Sri Lankan constitution and demands that provincial council elections be held, particularly in the northern and eastern region...