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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 12365861" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTHuXBL-88ix-_CR_addFUsCARa1U-Ex_jeQC5vcuOSLDn--Qgp" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The government has refused to accept technical assistance from  outside when addressing allegations on the violation of international  humanitarian law despite the adoption of a resolution at the UN Human  Rights Council. Acting External Affairs Minister D.E.W Gunasekara, in a special  statement to parliament today, said that the government will also not  leave room for any outside intervention in Sri Lanka’s domestic affairs. The resolution adopted at the UN Human Rights Council yesterday  called on the government of Sri Lanka to implement the constructive  recommendations made in the report of the Lessons Learnt and  Reconciliation Commission and to take all necessary additional steps to  fulfil its relevant legal obligations and commitment to initiate  credible and independent actions to ensure justice, equity,  accountability and reconciliation for all Sri Lankans; It also requested the government to present, as expeditiously as  possible, a comprehensive action plan detailing the steps that the  Government has taken and will take to implement the recommendations made  in the Commission’s report, and also to address alleged violations of  international law; The resolution encourages the Office of the United Nations High  Commissioner for Human Rights and relevant special procedures mandate  holders to provide, in consultation with, and with the concurrence of,  the Government of Sri Lanka to accept, advice and technical assistance  on implementing the above-mentioned steps and requests the Office of the  High Commissioner to present a report on the provision of such  assistance to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-second session.SL</blockquote>

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