The Northern Provincial Councillors, Ananthy Sasitharan and T. Ravikaran, expressed their concerns regarding the ongoing disappearances, missing persons, intimidation, colonisation and militarisation at a side event that took place at the UN Human Rights Council's 27th session.
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| Photograph Daily Mirror |
Attending the Council this week, Ananthy met and introduced herself to the newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, she told Tamil Guardian via telephone.
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| Photograph @Tharu1985 |
Ravikaran also met with the High Commissioner, following an event on child and women welfare.
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| Ananthy, Ravikaran speak at UNHRC side event. Photograph Tamilwin. |
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