HUMAN RIGHT COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA - Annual report 2020 INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION 6.1. Promoting compliance with international obligations In 2020 the Commission continued to actively communicate and cooperate with international and regional human rights organizations and protection mechanisms in promoting compliance with international human rights obligations of Sri Lanka as required by the Commission’s statutory mandate. The Commission received the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) delegation on their visits to Sri Lanka. The chairperson and Commissioners discussed issues of mutual relevance with the delegation and acknowledged certain issues highlighted by them as needing immediate responses. The 2020 Report of the OHCHR to the Human Rights Council at its Forty-third session pursuant to resolution 40/1 of the Human Rights Council assessing the progress made by Sri Lanka in the implementation of Council resolution 30/1 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka acknowledged that the “The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has continued its proactive and outspoken defence of human rights in an independent and professional manner”. The High Commissioner commended the HRCSL’s timely interventions in the aftermath of the attacks of April 2019, which played an important role in preventing resort to excessive or discriminatory measures. 6.2. Strengthening ties with Regional Human Rights Alliances As customary, the Commission participated in the Annual General Meeting of the APF held on 9 September 2020. For the first time in the organisation's history, the APF Annual Meeting was held as a virtual event due to the 87