India on March 23 urged Colombo to fulfill its commitments on the devolution of political authority, to carry forward the process of reconciliation & address the aspirations of the Tamil community in the island nation. India had abstained during the vote on a strong resolution against Sri Lanka’s human rights practices at the UNHRC. Resolution titled ‘Promotion of Reconciliation Accountability & Human Rights in Sri Lanka’ was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after 22 members out of 47-member Council voted in favour of it. It gives the UN body a mandate to collect evidence of crimes committed during the country’s brutal three decade-long civil war against the LTTE. Eleven members voted against the resolution tabled by the Core Group on Sri Lanka consisting of countries like the United Kingdom, Canada & Germany. India was among 14 countries which abstained from voting.