[1] The resolution which was proposed and tabled by the chief minister of the Northern Province, Justice C. V. Vigneswaran, was enacted with an overwhelming majority in the council.
The UN Secretary General’s Panel of Experts had found that there were "credible" allegations of abduction, rape and sexual violence in the refugee camps against the Security Forces.
In Tamil-speaking areas, the Sri Lankan military has exponentially increased its role in Tamils’ daily life, expanded the amount of land it controls, and is establishing itself as a permanent, occupying presence.
In the Central Province, forced sterilization had rampantly brought down the population of Indian origin Tamils vis-à-vis other communities.
Hence the Council, stressed the vitality of international intervention both to combat Sri Lanka's institutionalized impunity and also promote human rights and the values of peace, justice and self-determination for Tamils.