UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has arrived in the island for an official visit.
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(Previous update 2025/06/23 at 9:11 am)
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk arrives in SL today
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – Volker Türk, is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today (June 23).
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, he is to remain in the country until June 26.
This is the first visit by a UN Human Rights Chief to Sri Lanka since February 2016.
During his stay, he is expected to meet with the President, Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, several other Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, senior Government officials, religious leaders, representatives of civil society, members of the diplomatic community and the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka.