The campaign group Tamils Against Genocide (TAG) welcomed the passing earlier Thursday of the resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council as "a turning point for the battle for the human rights of the Tamil people."
Jan Jananayagam, TAG’s director, told Channel 4 news that the HRC resolution was a step towards justicefor those who lost loved ones during "the mass atrocities committed in the final phase of the civil war."
"A page has been turned," she told Channel 4 News.
"Now we enter a new phase in the battle to preserve evidence, protect witnesses and to uncover the full truth of events."
Find full coverage of the UNHRC vote and reactions to the resolution mandating the OHCHR to undertake an inquiry here.
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