With the resolution on Sri Lanka being adopted without a vote during the 30th session of the Council in Geneva, the 4 Stooges in Sri Lankan Politics who survived so far by scaring the people of the foreign conspiracy are now hopelessly wondering who the next “evil” they could turn wrath against 
Titled “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” the resolution was passed after no country sought a vote on the text.
The resolution A/HRC/30/L.29, titled ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ was submitted before the Council last Thursday following a series of negotiations between the Sri Lankan delegation and the ‘Core Group’ sponsors to which included delegations from Albania, Australia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, UK, Northern Ireland and the US.
Meanwhile, the resolution also enjoyed the support of 25 more additional co-sponsors.
It was submitted last Thursday about five hours behind schedule, due to setbacks that resulted from prolonged negotiations over its language, as objections were raised against certain paragraphs and wording included in the draft text by the Sri Lankan delegation.
However, eventually Sri Lanka decided to co-sponsor the resolution once a consensus was reached over its content.
The resolution while welcoming the government’s recognition an accountability process to uphold the rule of law, affirms the importance of having independent judicial and prosecutorial institutions led by personnel known for integrity and impartiality and has further noted the
‘importance of participation in a Sri Lankan judicial mechanism, including the Special Counsel’s office, of Commonwealth and other foreign judges, defence lawyers, and authorized prosecutors and investigators’.
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