The Divide

Conflicting perspectives on the credibility of accountability reforms

On October 6, Resolution A/HRC/60.L.1/Rev.1 on Sri Lanka was passed without a vote at the 60th Regular Session of the UNHRC. Following the adoption of the resolution, state-owned Sinhala newspaper Silumina and privately-owned Tamil newspaper Thamilan expressed conflicting perspectives on the credibility of accountability reforms.