UN Human Rights Council urges Sri Lanka war crimes court - BBC News
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The previous government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa had resisted international pressure to investigate the issue.
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Unveiling the report in Geneva, UN Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said only a special court with international magistrates and investigators would be up to the huge task of examining the alleged crimes over a nine year period up to 2011.
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