The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka ( HRCSL ) stated that Sri Lanka had yet to ratify and reflect in the national legal system the international human rights treaties to strengthen the human rights framework in the country . The HRCSL encouraged the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights , and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities , as recommended by Joint Submission 15 ( JS15 ) and its Optional Protocol .