translate English to French: Sri Lanka had become a party to 16 conventions and treaties relating to the rights of the person, including the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Sri Lanka est devenue partie à 16 conventions et traités relatifs aux droits de la personne, y compris le Protocole facultatif se rapportant au Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques et la Convention contre la torture.