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Australia pressured to investigate Sri Lanka envoy for warcrimes

By pearlaction | October 17, 2011 |

[Reuters] The International Commission of Jurists’ (ICJ) Australian section has handed police direct and credible evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Sri Lanka Navy during the last stages of the bloody civil war against Tamil rebels in 2009, The Age newspaper said, citing unidentified sources. [Full Story]

Sri Lanka seeks allies’ support ahead of UN rights meet

By pearlaction | August 28, 2011 |

[Reuters] Sri Lanka’s foreign minister left on Sunday on a two-week mission to shore up diplomatic support ahead of a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting, where the Indian Ocean nation is expecting to face a fight over Western-led pressure for a war crimes probe. [Full Story]