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I am writing to you today to urge you not to support a resolution being presented by Sri Lanka at the Human Rights Council emergency session on May 26, 2009 in Geneva. This resolution calls for member nations not to interfere in Sri Lankas eternal affairs, and appeals to member states to drop war crimes charges made against the Sri Lankan government. Sri Lanka is essentially asking that it receive aid that will supposedly be used for recovery efforts without conditions, and without being held accountable for its human rights abuses.
Human Rights organizations have hailed Tuesdays session of the Human Rights council as an opportunity to address the humanitarian crisis and hold the Government of Sri Lanka accountable for its actions. Sam Zafiri, Asia Pacific Director for Amnesty International said, For the sake of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in Sri Lanka, as well as its own credibility, the Human Rights Council should ensure that the Sri Lankan government takes immediate and concrete steps to address this crisis, beginning with providing immediate, unhindered access to international aid workers and monitors.
Members of the UNHRC are elected to staggered three-year terms. The first election of members was held on 9 May 2006.[3] The current members, with the year that the mandate expires in parentheses, are the following, re-elected members are in italics:
| African States (13) | Asian States (13) | Eastern European States (6) | Latin American & Caribbean States (8) | Western European & Other States (7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola (2010) |  Bahrain (2011) |  Azerbaijan (2009) |  Argentina (2011) |  Canada (2009) |
 Burkina Faso (2011) |  Bangladesh (2009) |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2010) |  Bolivia (2010) |  France (2011) |
 Cameroon (2009) |  China (2009) |  Russian Federation (2009) |  Brazil (2011) |  Germany (2009) |
 Djibouti (2009) |  India (2010) |  Slovakia (2011) |  Chile (2011) |  Italy (2010) |
 Egypt (2010) |  Indonesia (2010) |  Slovenia (2010) |  Cuba (2009) |  Netherlands (2010) |
 Gabon (2011) |  Japan (2011) |  Ukraine (2011) |  Mexico (2009) |  Switzerland (2009) |
 Ghana (2011) |  Jordan (2009) |  Nicaragua (2010) |  United Kingdom (2011) | |
 Madagascar (2010) |  Malaysia (2009) |  Uruguay (2009) | ||
 Mauritius (2009) |  Pakistan (2011) | |||
 Nigeria (2009) |  Philippines (2010) | |||
 Senegal (2009) |  Qatar (2010) | |||
 South Africa (2010) |  Saudi Arabia (2009) | |||
 Zambia (2011) |  Republic of Korea (2011) |
2007 Group[4]
Human Rights Council
Eleventh special session on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka
Geneva, 26 May 2009
LIVE WEBCAST
[English language] [Original language]
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
15:00 - 18:00 - 1st Plenary Meeting
UNHRC http://www.un.org/webcast/unhrc/ |
Members
Members of the UNHRC are elected to staggered three-year terms. The first election of members was held on 9 May 2006.[3] The current members, with the year that the mandate expires in parentheses, are the following, re-elected members are in italics:
African States (13) | Asian States (13) | |||
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2007 Group[4]
