Colombo, June 24, 2025 (AFP) - UN rights chief asks Sri Lanka to punish war criminals

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2025-06-24

The United Nations human rights chief urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to ensure accountability for crimes committed during its protracted ethnic war. Volker Turk told a panel discussion in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo that the country must address the question of impunity during the Tamil separatist war, which was brought to a bloody conclusion in 2009. The UN has estimated that 40,000 Tamil civilians were killed by government forces in the final month......

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