Dhaka, April 2 -- "The Core Group chaired by the UK tabled a shoddy motion based on a hostile UNHRC Report riddled with factual errors and unproven allegations going back to 2009; none of which qualifies as robust evidence" said Lord Naseby. Conservative party member and the President of the All Party Parliamentary UK - Sri Lanka Group in a statement issued on Tueday following a vote at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on March 23rd that called for intrusive human rights intervention in Sri Lanka's domestic affairs.

The resolution, which was tabled at the 46th sessions of the UN body by the UK on behalf of what is called a "Core Group" consisting mainly of western nations such as UK, Canada and Germany, would involve UNHRC s...