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"The United Nations human rights council has rejected calls to investigate allegations of war crimes committed by both sides in the final stages of Sri Lanka's bloody 25-year conflict. The country's allies on the 47-member council, including China, Cuba and Egypt, on Wednesday forced through a resolution – with 29 votes to 12 against and six abstentions – condemning Tamil Tiger militants for using civilians as human shields.
Sri Lanka: UN rejects war crimes inquiry
Seeded on Fri May 29, 2009 4:42 PM EDT
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Well, coming from the so-called " United Nations Human Rights Council"-- this is not surprising in the least.
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#1 - Fri May 29, 2009 4:44 PM EDTMore on the topic:
Sri Lankan army accused of massacring 20,000 Tamil civilians in final assault
The death toll among refugees trapped in the last Tiger redoubt in north eastern Sri Lanka is three times higher than that acknowledged by the government.
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#2 - Fri May 29, 2009 4:53 PM EDTReaction from the legions of humanitarians here at NV: zilch.
Double standard in action, at the UN and here.
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