COLOMBO, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday (6) adopted a new resolution on Sri Lanka calling for concrete steps toward reconciliation, accountability, and the protection of human rights and extending the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' (OHCHR) mandate for another two years.

Sri Lanka formally rejected the resolution, maintaining that such external measures infringe upon its sovereignty and domestic jurisdiction.

The resolution - A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1: Promoting Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka - was adopted without a vote during the 41st meeting of the Council's 60th session in Geneva.

It was first tabled on September 10 by the Sri Lanka Core Group comprising ...