The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visits MOD
Courtesy - Sri Lanka Defence

 
10/10/2007

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Madam Louise Arbour paid a courtesy call to the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence this morning, October 10th.

The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence in Sri Lanka, Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, held a brief discussion with the United Nations High Commissioner in the ministry premises.

Ms. Jyoti Sanghera, the Senior Human Rights Advisor to the UN Country Team in Colombo, Mr. Rory Mungoven, the Coordinator, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva and Mr. Fabrizio Hochschild, the Chief of Branch Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva were also present at the occasion.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights madam Louise Arbour arrived the island yesterday, October 9th, to study the latest developments in Human Rights in Sri Lanka.