The troika tasked with serving as rapporteurs for Sri Lanka’s Universal Periodic Review, consists of Benin, India and Spain.
Sri Lanka’s review is due to start in November this year.
The UPR process examines the human rights situation of each member state of the UN every four years.
The UPR provides the opportunity for each country to present the progress it has made since its last review, but also allows other stakeholders, such as human rights organisation and other countries, to submit information detailing lack of progress or continuing abuses.
The review is conducted by the 47 members of the Human Rights Council and is assisted by the troika.
The selection of the troika reviewing each country is determined by the drawing of lots.
Benin, India and Spain all voted in favour of the US-backed resolution on Sri Lanka in March.
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