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First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Friday, December 15, 2017

Working group on arbitrary detention: preliminary findings from its visit to Sri lanka (4 to 15 December 2017)

UN representatives Jose Antonion Guevara Bermudez and Elina Steinerte at yesterday’s press briefing.
Working group on arbitrary detention:  preliminary findings from its visit to Sri lanka (4 to 15 December 2017)

15 December 2017

Introduction


At the invitation of the Government, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention conducted its official country visit to Sri Lanka from 4 to 15 December 2017. The Working Group was represented by Mr. José Guevara Bermúdez (Mexico, Chair-Rapporteur), Ms. Leigh Toomey (Australia, Vice-Chair) and Ms. Elina Steinerte (Latvia, Vice-Chair), and accompanied by staff from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Working Group thanks the UN Country Team, its Resident Coordinator and the Human Rights team for supporting the visit.