The Resolution 30/1: National Priorities and Implementation Challenges Towards Sri Lanka

Abstract

After 30-year of war, the UNHRC advised Sri Lanka to adopt the resolution 30/1 in 2015 to promote reconciliation, accountability and protect human rights. Sri Lanka co-sponsored it and implemented domestic mechanisms and national policies for achieving performance. The researcher identified full implementation of resolution is hindered by internal content and priorities national interest, as research problem. Identifying the challenges of implementing and recognized outcomes of resolution 30/1 is objective of the research. The research was done using the research onion model and Interpretivism philosophy and deductive method for building arguments. The research was conducted with two strategies, case study and other as archival research and mono method qualitative data for building arguments. Used Neo-Realism, Transitional Justice, Restorative Justice, Reconciliation and Human Rights for creating theoretical framework. However, some recommendations were fully or partially implemented without future directions, the progress under the resolution 30/1 showed absence of effective solutions for victims and witness protection and lack of confidence building measures among pluralist communities. Effectiveness of Sri Lankan reconciliation process was questioned after the Easter Sunday attack. On that fact created new cycles of violence and ethnic polarization. And government’s absence in implementing credible solution for human rights violation in war and post-war contexts. Silent grievances of victims remained unresolved within society and without a focus on victim-centric approach. Such implementation incompetent to address root causes of the ethnic conflict with no clarity for dealing with the past or avoid cultural impunity. Deep seated anger remains among victims, offenders and community, as the government favoured domestic interest than international interferences.