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<p>The UK strongly supports the establishment of an independent Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) investigation on Sri Lanka, and, if requested
to provide assistance, we will give such requests careful consideration. We continue
to urge the Sri Lankan government to co-operate with the investigation in line with
recent calls made by Zeid Al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.</p><p>In
its 22 September oral update, the OHCHR stated “that a more fundamental and far-reaching
accountability process in Sri Lanka, addressing both past and ongoing violations,
is absolutely necessary for Sri Lankans to come to terms with their past, end impunity,
achieve reconciliation between communities and strengthen the rule of law.” In March
2015, the OHCHR will provide a comprehensive report of the investigation to the UN
Human Rights Council.</p><p> </p>
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