Unhrc sri lanka resolution war crimes protests

Families of Sri Lankan disabled soldiers express their solidarity with the government during a demonstration in Colombo on March 22, 2012. Protestors were against a US sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council that urged credible probe against alleged violations during the final days of the war against Tamil Tiger separatists in 2009. The US-led resolution was adopted with 24 votes in favour, 15 against and eight abstentions.