Edward Mortimer, director of communications to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 1998 to 2006, writes in New World magazine's 2011 Autumn edition:
"Chinese and Russian support for the GoSL is perceived as a major stumbling block. However, we should remember that, in 2005, China allowed the Security Council to refer war crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court, despite the two countries' significant oil and economic ties, and this February, both China and Russia voted to do the same with Libya.
And even if those two countries do remain firm, that should not excuse others' failure to speak out.
The international community failed to protect Sri Lanka's civilians in 2009. The least it can do now is insist on an international investigation."
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