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Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 03.35 GMT
SL expatriates in Europe protest against UN in Geneva

 

Thousands of Sri Lankan expatriates living in European countries gathered in Geneva yesterday to protest against the United Nations for pushing for an international war crime probe on Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan of all ethnicities including Tamils and Muslims, carrying placards and shouting slogans, protested in front of the UN complex in Geneva where the 18th sessions of Human rights Council is in progress.

The activists in unanimous voice urged the UN not to meddle and hinder in Sri Lanka's development and reconciliation at a time Sri Lanka is trying to rebuild after eliminating the three-decade long terrorism from the country.

The demonstrators also signed a petition, against the report of the UN's three-member Expert Panel chaired by Marzuki Darusman of Indonesia and the Britain's Channel 4 ,documentary to hand over to the UN .

They called on the human right organizations and western governments accusing the Sri Lankan government of violating human rights not to forget and turn a deaf ear to the atrocities committed by the Tamil Tiger terrorists on Buddhist monks, women and children and suicide attacks on sacred institutions in the country.


 

                   

 
   
   
     
   
   

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