Sri Lanka's major Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says that a detailed report on the current situation in the country would be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva if the government fails to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).
TNA parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran has told the local media that the TNA would prepare a detailed report with evidence of the difficulties faced by the Tamil community in the country, in the event the government fails to implement the LLRC recommendations.
He has added that the report would be handed over to the UNHRC in Geneva.
He has explained that the US backed resolution on Sri Lanka, which is currently before the UNHRC, is not in any way harmful to the country.
According to Sumanthiran, the resolution calls for the implementation of the LLRC recommendations and the government's commitment to carry out the task.
Meanwhile, the TNA has officially issued a statement calling on the UNHRC to ensure that the Sri Lankan government speedily formulates a reconciliation process in the country.
"The Council must ensure that the Sri Lankan government immediately takes steps to offer a political solution to the Tamil people to resolve the long-festering and deep-seated national problem and also address serious concerns about human rights and governance," TNA leader R. Sampanthan said in a lengthy statement submitted to the UNHRC.
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