UN investigation brings new hope for justice in Sri Lanka

Headline Title: UN investigation brings new hope for justice in Sri Lanka 27 March 2014 The Sri Lankan government must end a nationwide crackdown on dissent and cooperate with UN investigators, Amnesty International said today after the UN Human Rights Council established an inquiry into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the country.“The UN inquiry brings new hope for the thousands of victims of abuses in Sri Lanka,” said David Griffiths, Asia-Pacific Deputy Director at Amnesty International.“The Sri Lankan government has twice ignored calls by the UN Human…

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