{"id":122348,"date":"2014-03-27T20:03:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T14:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=122348"},"modified":"2014-04-11T04:55:04","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T23:25:04","slug":"todays-un-hrc-vote-sends-a-clear-message-says-us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/todays-un-hrc-vote-sends-a-clear-message-says-us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Today\u2019s UN HRC Vote Sends A Clear Message&#8217; Says US Secretary Of State, John Kerry."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/un-mandates-war-crimes-probe-in-sri-lanka-stronger\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">vote<\/span><\/a> in the UN Human Rights Council sends a clear message: the time to pursue lasting peace and prosperity is now; justice and accountability cannot wait, says the US secretary of state,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=John+Kerry&amp;x=2&amp;y=6\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">John Kerry<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_78469\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/John-Kerry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78469\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78469\" alt=\"Secretary of State John Kerry\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/John-Kerry-300x205.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/John-Kerry-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/John-Kerry.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-78469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of State John Kerry<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Issuing a statement on UN Human Rights Council Vote on Sri Lanka Reconciliation today John Kerry said; &#8220;This resolution reaffirms the commitment of the international community to support the Government of Sri Lanka as it pursues reconciliation and respect for human rights and democratic governance.\u00a0 That\u2019s why the resolution requests that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights continues monitoring the human rights situation in Sri Lanka.\u00a0 That\u2019s why it calls on the Office to conduct an investigation into allegations of serious human rights abuses and related crimes during Sri Lanka\u2019s civil war.\u00a0 And that\u2019s why the United States will continue speak out in defense of the fundamental freedoms that all Sri Lankans should enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are deeply concerned by recent actions against some of Sri Lanka\u2019s citizens, including detentions and harassment of civil society activists.\u00a0 Further reprisals against these brave defenders of human rights and the dignity of all Sri Lankan citizens would elicit grave concern from the international community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Sri Lankan people are resilient. 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