Sri Lanka’s human rights record will come under review in November during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
Burundi, Korea and Bolivia forma a Troika which will review and submit a report on Sri Lanka in November.
The UPR was created through the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 by resolution 60/251, which established the Human Rights Council itself. It is a cooperative process which, by October 2011, has reviewed the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States. Currently, no other universal mechanism of this kind exists.
The UPR is one of the key elements of the Council which reminds States of their responsibility to fully respect and implement all human rights and fundamental freedoms. The ultimate aim of this mechanism is to improve the human rights situation in all countries and address human rights violations wherever they occur. (Colombo Gazette)