There has been an improvement in the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, stated the UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Alistair Burt giving a written answer to a question raised by Stephen Pound, a British Labour Party politician at the House of Commons yesterday (14).

To questions raised by Katy Clark, a British Labour Party politician, he further said, ‘I spoke to the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka about a variety of issues, including human rights and access to former combatants. We hope to continue the dialogue with the Foreign Minister when he comes to London in October’, he said.

Speaking on IDPs in Sri Lanka, he said that the International Organization for Migration has access to IDP centres.

"The Sri Lanka Minister told me that negotiations continue for giving the Red Cross access, which we [UK] would certainly support", Mr Alistair Burt stated.