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Govt-LTTE to formulate Human Rights declaration

The Government and the LTTE will formulate a declaration on Human Rights and Humanitarian principles as agreed at the sixth round of peace talks in Hakone.

The declaration would reflect the fundamentals of international human rights law and humanitarian standards which both parties are obliged to ensure, pending full entrenchment of human rights standards in the eventual Constitutional arrangements and in federal and local law.

Workshops and training programs will be held to train government officials, police and prison officials and LTTE cadres on human rights protection.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in relation to the child rights, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in relation to the rights of internally displaced people and International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) will help in human rights education.

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will be invited to coordinate this programme.

Proposals are also afoot to strengthen the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka to expand its capacity to ensure human rights throughout the country.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will advise the Human Rights Commission in this regard.

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