UN human rights chief Navi Pillay to visit Sri Lanka from August 25

Geneva:
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, will make an official visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government from August 25 to 31.

Pillay is scheduled to call on President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and meet government ministers and officials.  She will hold talks with senior judicial figures, members of the National Human Rights Commission and the committee monitoring the National Plan of Action on the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt Reconciliation Commission. She will also meet representatives of civil society and undertake field visits to the north and east of the country.

At the end of her visit, on August 31, the High Commissioner is due to hold a news conference in Colombo.