Govt. must share its plan for national reconciliation with Opp. and civil society

The National Peace Council (NPC) has urged the government to engage constructively with the Opposition and with civil society in shaping its position at the forthcoming UNHRC session.

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The text of the NPC statement: “As Sri Lanka prepares to appear before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this September under Resolution 51/2, the government will need to show more than promises. The UN Human Rights High Commissioner’s 2025 report recognises that the new government has both a historic opportunity and a clear mandate to deliver results. The continuation of arbitrary arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, custodial deaths, intimidation of civil society and the discovery of mass graves such as at Chemmani the UN report highlights shows the urgency of action.