Sri Lanka
DATE D’EXAMEN :
13 mai 2008 - 14h30 - 17h30
Membership of the Human Rights Council :
2006 - 2008
Full name : Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Population : 20,926,315
Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office in Geneva :
Rue de Moillebeau 56 (5th Floor)
1211 Geneva 19
Tel : +41 22 919 12 50
Fax : +41 22 734 90 84
Email : mission.srilanka ties.itu.int
Website : http://www.lankamission.org
Head of delegation :
His Excellency Mr. Dayan Jayatilleka
Ambassador
Permanent Representative
Government type : Republic
Head of State : President Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa (from 2005)
National Human Rights mechanisms :
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
Pledges and commitments : Sri Lanka’s voluntary pledges and commitments for the election to the Human Rights Council (submitted April 10th 2006).
Sri Lanka’s position on main resolutions and decisions at the HRC :
In favour : A/HRC/RES/1/2, A/HRC/DEC/1/106, A/HRC/DEC/1/107, A/HRC/RES/S-1/1, A/HRC/RES/S-2/1, A/HRC/RES/S-3/1, A/HRC/RES/2/3, A/HRC/RES/2/4, A/HRC/DEC/2/109, A/HRC/DEC/2/115, A/HRC/RES/3/1, A/HRC/DEC/3/103, A/HRC/RES/4/5, A/HRC/RES/4/9, A/HRC/DEC/4/103, A/HRC/RES/6/3, A/HRC/RES/6/7, A/HRC/RES/6/19, A/HRC/RES/6/22, A/HRC/RES/S-6/1, A/HRC/RES/7/1, A/HRC/RES/7/4, A/HRC/RES/7/5, A/HRC/RES/7/18, A/HRC/RES/7/19, A/HRC/RES/7/30, A/HRC/RES/7/33, A/HRC/RES/7/36, A/HRC/RES/8/5, A/HRC/RES/8/9
Against : A/HRC/2/L.48 (rejected)
Abstained : A/HRC/RES/6/37, A/HRC/RES/7/11, A/HRC/RES/7/15
No vote :
For the full list of resolutions and decisions taken by the HRC, see here.
International Labour Organisation Conventions
| Convention | Ratification Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| C29 Forced Labour Convention, 1930 | 05.04.1950 | Ratified |
| C87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 | 15.09.1995 | Ratified |
| C98 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 | 13.12.1972 | Ratified |
| C100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 | 01.04.1993 | Ratified |
| C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 | 07.01.2003 | Ratified |
| C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 | 27.11.1998 | Ratified |
| C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973 | 11.02.2000 | Ratified |
| C169 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 | NO ACTION | |
| C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 | 01.03.2001 | Ratified |
Source : www.ilo.org
International Human Rights treaties
Reservations, Declarations and Objections
Reservations and Declarations :
5. Declaration :
"The Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka pursuant to article (1) of the Optional Protocol recognises the competence of the Human Rights Committee to receive and consider communications from individuals subject to the jurisdiction of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, who claim to be victims of a violation of any of the rights set forth in the Covenant which results either from acts, omissions, developments or events occurring after the date on which the Protocol entered into force for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka or from a decision relating to acts, omissions, developments or events after that date. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka also proceeds on the understanding that the Committee shall not consider any communication from individuals unless it has ascertained that the same matter is not being examined or has not been examined under another procedure of international investigation or settlement."
11.b. Declaration :
"The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka [...] declares in accordance with article 3 (2) of [the Protocol] that under the laws of Sri Lanka :
(a) there is no compulsory, forced or coerced recruitment into the national armed forces ;
(b) recruitment is solely on a voluntary basis ;
(c) the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into national armed forces is 18 years."
13. Declarations :
Article 8 (2) :
"The right of non-Sri Lankans to enter and remain in Sri Lanka shall be subject to existing visa regulations.
Resident visas to expatriate workers are allowed in respect of identified professions where there is a dearth of qualified personnel. Existing visa regulations do not permit migrant workers either to change their professions or the institutions in which they have been authorised to work, which is the basis on which the visa is issued.
Article 54 :
Protection against dismissal, quantum of remuneration, period of employment, etc., are governed by the terms of individual contracts entered into between the worker and the organisation which employs him. A visa issued to an expatriate worker under the visa regulations is limited to a pre-identified job assignment."
Objections :
1. 6 February 1951
"The Government of Ceylon does not accept the reservations made by Romania to the Convention."
Sources : www.ohchr.org
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