{"id":139541,"date":"2015-02-18T11:17:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T05:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=139541"},"modified":"2015-02-23T17:21:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T11:51:48","slug":"deferral-on-sri-lanka-war-report-granted-due-to-likely-availability-of-more-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/deferral-on-sri-lanka-war-report-granted-due-to-likely-availability-of-more-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Deferral On Sri Lanka War Report Granted Due To &#8216;Likely Availability Of More Information&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his letter recommending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/unhrc-chief-grants-one-time-only-deferral-of-sri-lanka-war-report\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the &#8216;one-time only&#8217; deferral<\/span><\/a> on the tabling of the OISL (OHCHR investigation on Sri Lanka), UNHuman Rights Chief Zeid Ra&#8217;ad Al Hussein has stated that the request was made based on the &#8216;changing context in Sri Lanka&#8217; and the possibility of new information becoming available for the report following a letter written to him by External Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37181\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mangala-s-colombotelegraph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37181\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-37181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mangala-s-colombotelegraph-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mangala Samaraweera -Minister of External Affairs \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mangala-s-colombotelegraph-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mangala-s-colombotelegraph-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mangala Samaraweera -Minister of External Affairs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In his letter to the Council on Friday (13), the Zeid has noted that Minister Samaraweera wrote to him setting out the government&#8217;s commitment on advancing reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka including a request for the deferral to the 30th session. 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