This photograph released by the Sri Lankan military on May 15, 2009 shows what the army says are civilians fleeing from the area inside the 'No Fire Zone' that is still held by the Tiger rebels. (Reuters Photo)From Voice of America:
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for an independent, international investigation of possible war crimes committed during the last few months of the war in Sri Lanka. The UN agency says there should be a full inquiry into what did or did not happen during the final stages of the country's long-lasting civil war.
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights says too many questions related to the last stages of the war between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels remain unanswered.
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My Comment: The Sri Lankan Government has already made it very clear that they are not interested in having such an investigation. If there is going to be an investigation, it will happen after the leaders in the Sri Lankan Government who prosecuted this war are long gone .... and not before.
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