Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 12163762" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS-YrF03l99g9e76OKVNmWZzynFryzOJ-Z9fbIHZ0lJnHe5N8QNNw" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Government informed Parliament yesterday that it was ready to move a  legislative amendment to give life to the National Action Plan for  Protection and Promotion of Human Rights.    Chief Government Whip Minister Dinesh Gunawardena who made this point  in response to a question raised by Opposition Leader Ranil  Wickremesinghe in the House  on Wednesday, urged Mr. Wickremesinghe and  the UNP to join hands to take the country forward towards new horizons  of progress.         Mr. Wickremesinghe on Wednesday questioned as to why the government had  failed to present the action plan to the House before it was presented  to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.         Mr. Gunawardene said what was pledged in Geneva must be taken to  Geneva. He said a pledge was made to Geneva on behalf of the Sri Lankan  people and this is not a part of the legislative process which the  government is entrusted with.         The Chief Government Whip said the responsibility and the  implementation of this plan had been entrusted to a cabinet sub  committee and a monitoring committee which comprises senior government  officials. He said the monitoring committee will engage with the civil  society and would maintain a dialogue through which problems in  implementation of the plan at ground level could be reported to the  cabinet sub committee.         He said the action plan was drafted in accordance with the pledge made  by Sri Lanka in May 2008 at the UN Human Rights Council meeting. He said  it was also Sri Lanka’s response to the Vienna declaration adopted in  1993 at the World Conference on Human Rights. He added that it was  prepared after discussing it with over 240 organisations and individuals  who were invited to present their views.         Mr. Gunawardene said Mr. Wickremesinghe should have commended the  government for the action taken to preserve human rights instead of  finding fault.DM</blockquote>

Verification: Hata thunen beduwama keeyada? (60 bedeema thuna)

Top Bottom