UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's report on Sri Lanka was taken up at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday.

However, addressing the session, Foreign Affairs Minister Dinesh Gunawardena vehemently rejected the proposal, stating that the High Commissioner would extend her sovereignty to expand her scope and mandate.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet presented the resolution on reconciliation, accountability and the promotion of human rights in Sri Lanka.

In the resolution, the High Commissioner for Human Rights had strongly accused Sri Lanka of failing to disclose the truth about human rights abuses in Sri Lanka and to follow a process of accountability.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights also stated that the current systemic structural structures, policies and individuals in Sri Lanka will help re-establish the violence that has existed in history.

Criticizing the recent 20th Amendment to the Constitution, High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet also challenged the impact of this on the independence of commissions such as the judiciary, human rights and the police.

She also criticized the government's decision to make cremation mandatory for those dying due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, saying it had brought a painful experience to the country's Muslim and Christian communities.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights also stated that Sri Lanka does not follow a credible accountability process.

Therefore, it is uncertain whether a meaningful result will be achieved by reconsidering the recommendations of the previous commissions, she said.

However, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dinesh Gunawardena during the interactive discussion on the report on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council yesterday.

The report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights was completely rejected.