Sri Lankan War: The Aftermath -- May 26, 2009

A soldier stands guard at Manik Farm camp for displaced people in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, May 23, 2009. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the displacement camp packed with tens of thousands of Tamil civilians in northern Sri Lanka as he appealed Saturday to the triumphant government to "heal the wounds" after three decades of civil war. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UN Faces Fierce Clash Over Call For Sri Lanka War Crimes Inquiry -- Times Online

Sri Lanka is to clash with Western powers at the United Nations Human Rights Council today in an effort to ward off any investigation into alleged war crimes committed during its military offensive against the Tamil Tigers.

The country has marshalled a team of powerful allies led by China, Russia and India to fight off a European-backed resolution at today’s special session on Sri Lanka calling for an inquiry into abuses on both sides of the conflict.

Observers at yesterday’s preliminary meeting in Geneva, which was described as acrimonious, said that the 47-member Council was divided over the European resolution, with 18 countries for and 18 against. The other nine are undecided.

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Sri Lanka Pans ‘Western Colonizers’ Over Human Rights Meeting -- Bloomberg
Sri Lanka to add soldiers to prevent Tiger return -- AP
Sri Lanka rejects Tigers' offer -- BBC
Sri Lanka Rejects Calls for More Access to Displacement Camps -- Voice of America
Sri Lanka accused of 'ethnic cleansing' of Tamil areas -- The Telegraph
Over 9,100 LTTE cadres have surrendered: military -- The Hindu
Sri Lanka holding over 9,000 ex-Tamil rebels -- Times Of India
Up to 30,000 'disabled' by Sri Lankan shells -- The Telegraph
What Next for Sri Lanka's 2.5 Million Tamils? -- Time Magazine
What next for Tamils? -- The Hindu
Power struggle may be brewing among LTTE remnants -- Press Trust of India
War-ravaged Tamil population faces grim future -- Globe And Mail
Far from needed reconciliation in Sri Lanka -- Globe And Mail
Unified Sri Lanka to vote in August polls -- The Times (South Africa)
Sri Lanka to Hold Local Elections in North -- Voice of America
Cult of personality grows around Sri Lanka's leader -- Globe And Mail
No Way to Win a War -- New York Times opinion
Sri Lanka wards off Western bullying -- Asia Times opinion