UN vote and reconciliation in Sri Lanka

Experts debate whether UN resolution will help bring reconciliation between majority Sinhala community and Tamils. Last updated: 05 Apr 2014 14:08

Al Jazeera Debate Its session at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva passed a resolution against Sri Lanka that paves the Way for an International Investigation into the allegations of crimes War in the Final phases of the Civil War in 2009. Both the Sri Lankan Government and the Tamil Tigers Libération of Eelam rebels have been accused of committing atrocities during the war, but the conduct of government troops have been criticised due to the high level of casualties, with one UN report saying that about 40,000 civilians were killed by troops.

UN Vote and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka by nelvely