U.N. chief seeks concurrence against Sri Lanka generals

  U.N. chief seeks concurrence against Sri Lanka generals



The U.N. human rights chief has called for an International Criminal Court investigation into Sri Lanka’s Tamil 

separatist conflict and concurrence on military officials accused of

 war crimes, according to a report obtained by AFP.




Michelle Bachelet accused Sri Lanka of abrogate on promises to ensure justice for thousands of civilians killed 

in the final stages of the 37-year separatist war that ended a decade ago.


“Domestic initiatives for accountability and reconciliation have repeatedly failed to produce results, more deeply 

entrenching impunity, and exacerbating victims’ distrust in the system,” she said in the report obtained ahead of its 

official release.


Mr Rajapaksa won a 2019 presidential election on a nationalist agenda which included a promise that troops 



who crushed Tamil rebels would not be prosecuted.

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